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Thanks. You are absolutely right about hydrology pump tests being similar to flowback tests. The premise is exactly the same. You draw down the...
So the last time I left off, a long, long time ago, we had completed drilling a successful exploration well - a very rare occurrence indeed. We...
Once again, I am terribly sorry about the slow progression of this series. I will add at least one more update this weekend. The baby is not here...
Well, unfortunately, it has been nearly a month since my last installment, and, for that, I apologize, no end. My excuses are as follows: work,...
The drillstring is brought out of the hole ("tripping out") and disassembled into "joints" (30' sections) or "stands" (2 or 3 connected joints)...
He/she sure does. :)
In the most generic case, you can expect to drill at, say, 100 ft/hr. Sorry about the non-SI units, but unfortunately the oilfield will likely...
Sorry it is taking so long to continue this story. Work and home have been busy lately. Anyhow, last time we left off, we had completed our 3D...
Thanks for all the feedback so far, and I am glad that you are all enjoying the read. I will try to get the next installment posted sometime...
With regards to the seismic work, I should have made that more clear. The oil company conducting the exploration will decide if they want to...
Okay, sorry it has taken me so long to get rolling on this, but here goes... Chapter 1 - Petroleum Geology and Prospecting Since I intend to...
Not a five minute span, but not too shabby (IMHO). Sorry about the image quality (cell phone).
F8L, I have started a new thread here: http://priuschat.com/forums/freds-house-pancakes/49465-oil-primer-petroleum-exploration-production.html So...
I have been following Jayman's interesting and detailed description of the workings of a refinery in...
In simple terms: "There is no such thing as a free lunch." If this were possible, we would have the first perpetual motion machine (a physical...
I think few realize how complicated the development of an oilfield from exploration to production and eventual abandonment is. Jayman has...
Who's we? Which company? I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I would love to know where you are getting this information. It is not quite as easy...
If you have to ask... In other words, I think you know the answer to this question.
The current price in Anchorage is $4.30. I read the article about the average price of gas hitting $4/gal first in AK, but it was a little...
Au contraire. I used to be a real gearhead until a couple of years ago, but, alas brother, I have lost the faith. Sports cars and SUVs are not...
