| BMP ID: |
8588 |
| Title: |
Use a single, multi-branch horizontal well to drain a field |
| Text: |
Consider using a single, multi-branch horizontal well to drain a field as opposed to several wells. |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Smarter: Using Directional Drilling to Reduce Oil and Gas Impacts in the Intermountain West |
| Citation Section: |
Potential to Reduce Impact through Directional Drilling |
| Citation Page: |
16 |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
P.O. Box 1512
Laramie, Wyoming 82073 United States |
| Phone: | (307) 742-7978 |
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| Fax: | (307) 742-7989 |
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| Categories: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
Western Region |
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| General Comments: |
Studies have shown that a multi-branch horizontal well produces at a rate 1.5 times that of multiple single wells. In off-shore drilling, a multi-branch horizontal well is said to produce the equivalent of at least 4 vertical wells. pg 16 |
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| Date Entered: |
2011-04-25 20:35 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-04-28 12:38 UTC |
