Sentences with phrase «of oil and gas wells»

Managed and oversaw operating activities onshore involving safety valves, packers, expansion joints and other down - hole accessories during completion of oil and gas wells.

Assisted in the initial flow of Oil and Gas wells in the Bakken and Williston Basin of North Dakota

Petroleum engineers have to evaluate the costs and to estimate the economic value of oil and gas wells, to see if a drilling site is economically viable.

A petroleum engineer is responsible for devising methods in order to improve the production of oil and gas wells.

From my experience, I can state that a petroleum engineer is responsible for devising methods in order to improve the production of oil and gas wells

When Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Limited came out earlier this year, many were dismayed about how it punched a hole in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)'s program for ensuring that licencees of oil and gas wells satisfied their reclamation and abandonment obligations.

The concentration of oil and gas wells in flood - prone areas speaks to one more risk of what they see as a dangerous industry.

The concentration of oil and gas wells in flood - prone areas speaks to one more risk of what [environmental activists] see as a dangerous industry.

[9] However, it is also thought that fresh water used in the pressurization of oil and gas wells in permafrost and along the continental shelves worldwide combines with natural methane to form clathrate at depth and pressure, since methane hydrates are more stable in fresh water than in salt water.

About 40 percent of the oil and gas wells in parts of the Marcellus shale region will probably be leaking methane into the groundwater or into the atmosphere, concludes a Cornell - led research team that examined the records of more than 41,000 such wells in Pennsylvania.

I work in the oil industry as a consultant and I help develop oil and gas prospects as well as squeeze the last remaining reserves out of oil and gas wells that are nearing the end of their economical life.

Publication date: 1992-07-01 First published in: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Authors: B.J. Ayeni, R. Pilat Abstract: The oil industry has used decline curve analysis with limited success in estimating crude oil reserves and in predicting future behavior of oil and gas wells.

It should come as no surprise that experts in avoiding and stopping blowouts of oil and gas wells long ago saw the deep - ocean drilling frontier as particularly dangerous terrain.

As the number of oil and gas wells increased in New York by roughly 1000 in the first decade of this century, inspections fell by a similar amount.

Even with thousands of oil and gas wells operating relatively cleanly and safely for decades in the Gulf, all it takes is one exception to spawn a disaster — if all the elements of chaos theory align in precisely the wrong way and supposed fail - safe contingencies fail.

(1) We acquired and held operating interests in oil and gas properties where we acted as the operator of oil and gas wells and properties; and

Included in the segment are products for what the company calls the «artificial lift» market — pumping groundwater and hydrocarbon liquids out of oil and gas wells.

This map shows the hundreds of oil and gas wells that exist on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Colorado, and on other public lands straddling the Colorado - New Mexico state line near Durango, Colo..

The top map, produced during the Civil War, shows the «oil district» of West Virginia, and includes locations of oil and gas wells, as well as coal seams.

Silica exposure also occurs from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of oil and gas wells.

Not to be mistaken for the computer maker HP, Helmerich & Payne is evolving in the drilling of oil and gas wells.

Estimates vary widely on just how much methane is leaked from the vast network of oil and gas wells, pipelines and processing plants, but the problem has cast doubt on how much better natural gas is than coal for the environment.

Former county legislator and current New Paltz Town Supervisor Susan Zimet said the proposed law «is only the first step» and municipalities need to act to prevent the use of oil and gas well brine on roads.

With more than 17 million Americans now living within one mile of an oil and gas well, there is concern about the possible contamination of surface and groundwater by trace metals, radioactive isotopes and other inorganic compounds released in these areas, they point out.

Assisted drilling team in the development planning and scheduling in the operation of oil and gas well drilling

According to the table below, Garfield and Grand counties had homes using private water wells that were within 1,000 feet of an oil and gas well where the sale price and value of the homes were higher than homes not within 1,000 feet of an oil or gas well.

Not exact matches

Fracking is part of the problem, but the report states that most human - induced quakes are caused by the oil and gas industry's use of injection wells to dispose of wastewater - the contaminated liquid that gets pumped out of the well during oil and gas extraction.

Scientists have tied the quakes to the injection of saltwater, a normal byproduct of oil and gas drilling, into deep disposal wells and underground caverns.

The quake was one of the strongest ever to hit the state and prompted its oil and gas regulator, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, to order 37 disposal wells shut in a 725 - square - mile (1,878 - sq - km) area around Pawnee.

Some have argued the resource sector isn't all that crucial to Canada's well - being, since mining and oil and gas extraction directly account for just 4.5 % of the economy.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

The amount of water needed to hydraulically fracture a well varies greatly, depending on how hard it is to extract oil and gas from each geological formation.

«The oil and gas industry is a small but significant player,» said Jon Monson, director of the city's water department, which has designated 35 fire hydrants where haulers may fill up their tanks to truck to gas wells.

High school graduates can work as on - shore oil and gas well drillers or well servicers once they complete three to months of formal on - the - job training.

In Colorado's Weld County, home to Peppler's farm and more than 19,000 active oil and gas wells, some officials see selling unneeded portions of their allotments from the Colorado River as a way to shore up city budgets.

The Company's capital investment in the development of oil and natural gas properties and other capital expenditures, before the change in accounts payable, was approximately $ 250 million in the quarter and includes several Wattenberg wells being turned - in - line approximately two weeks ahead of schedule.

The spill also highlighted awareness of the risks associated with oil and gas production — sure, oilsands might have appeared relatively better as a result, but in absolute terms, they were easily portrayed as yet another example of the high costs and high risks associated with oil extraction.

«Shell's strong earnings this quarter were underpinned by higher oil and gas prices, the continued growth and very good performance of our Integrated Gas business, and improved profitability in our Upstream business,» Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden said in a statemegas prices, the continued growth and very good performance of our Integrated Gas business, and improved profitability in our Upstream business,» Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden said in a statemeGas business, and improved profitability in our Upstream business,» Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden said in a statement.

Moody's studied 37 oil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S., concluding that although the oil industry has dramatically slashed its cost of production in the past three years and is currently in the midst of posting much better financials this year, there is little room left for more progress.

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The pace of oil and gas production gains has consistently surprised forecasters since horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, better known as «fracking», were pioneered in U.S. shale rock formations about ten years ago.

A resource audit by McDaniel & Associates, released last month, found Calima's 55 % equity share represented a best estimate gross unrisked resource of 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas and 63 million barrels of oil liquids.

For example, he signed and sent a letter as Oklahoma Attorney General criticizing EPA estimates of emissions from oil and gas wells, without disclosing that it had been drafted in its entirety by Devon Energy.

Franco - Nevada Corp. (FNV: $ 44.16) A royalty company that buys interests in a diversified range of gold mines as well as interests in oil and gas and other assets.

The marriage of ASX listed Azonto Petroleum to the unlisted Calima Energy is essentially a story of money meets management experience with the marriage consummated at one of the best addresses in town, the Montney oil and gas play in Canada.

A bit of history: when the famous Leduc No. 1 well near Edmonton blew in 1947, launching Canada's modern oil and gas industry, the gusher pushing skyward was said to be light and pure enough to pour into your gas tank.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

As the head of the National Guard, Abdullah oversaw the protection of the royal Saud family, as well as important religious, oil, and gas sites.

• Peloton Computer Enterprises, a Canada - based provider of well data software solutions to the oil and gas industry, raised funding of an undisclosed amount.

Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of oil and gas companies to continue the exponential increases in oil - by - rail shipments into the future.