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State Land Office turns to courts to remediate abandoned wells in New Mexico

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

State Land Office of New Mexico is turning to courts to help plug and remediate abandoned oil and gas wells in the state. The post State Land Office turns to courts to remediate abandoned wells in New Mexico appeared first on Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine. We’re trying to be a good citizen.”

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ConocoPhillips announces oil find at Slagugle discovery in Norwegian Sea

Oilfield Technology

After the completion of operations, the well was permanently plugged and abandoned. The possibility for additional volumes in the lower Åre Formation and Upper Grey Beds, which were not included in the production test, represents an upside potential for the project. Please sign in or register for free. Already a member?

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Halliburton awarded five year contract in UK North Sea by Repsol Resources UK

Oilfield Technology

The company will deliver a rigless intervention framework that enables Repsol Resources UK to optimise well construction, production, and intervention to maximise plug and abandonment (P&A) operations. Read the latest issue of Oilfield Technology magazine for upstream news, project stories, industry insight and technical articles.

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Count It a Successful Session

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

House Bill 500 served as this session’s supplemental bill and included $100 million to plug abandoned oil wells For additional information, go to www.pbpa.info. Julie Anderson, who formerly was editor of this magazine, is currently editor of a sister publication, County Progress Magazine, which can be found at CountyProgress.com.

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Borehole Battery: A Promising Solution for Energy Storage

POWER Magazine

These wells are often abandoned once […] The post Borehole Battery: A Promising Solution for Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine. For more than a century, fossil fuel companies have drilled oil and gas wells to increase the production, consumption, and export of fossil fuels.

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Taking Carbon Captive

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

This report will address some legal issues, a current CCUS project near Odessa, new technology to economically repurpose abandoned wells and formations, and a digital approach to unitizing and managing CCUS data, also with streamlining in mind. That being so, as Jones noted, it frequently has already beenplugged and abandoned.

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Improving Plugging and Abandonment Procedures

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

How Abandoned Wells Hurt the Oil and Gas Industrys Image One of the most visible and negative images involves plugged wells that are leaking and flowing. A recent SMU study revealed a connection between rising pressures in saltwater disposal (SWD) injection formations and leaks/releases in abandoned wells. As of 2022, the U.S.