| BMP ID: |
8589 |
| Title: |
Consider extended reach drilling when reserves lie beneath sensitive lands |
| Text: |
Extended reach drilling increases the possibility of reaching reserves that lie beneath sensitive lands. |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Smarter: Using Directional Drilling to Reduce Oil and Gas Impacts in the Intermountain West |
| Citation Section: |
The Potential to Reduce Impacts through Directional Drilling |
| Citation Page: |
17 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
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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 |
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| Categories: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
Western Region |
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| General Comments: |
"The literature abounds with examples of technically and economically feasible "extended reach," or long-distance directional drilling, in a variety of settings, as summarized in this report." pg 17 |
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| Date Entered: |
2011-04-25 20:40 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-04-28 12:39 UTC |
