Subj : Re: Gas Crunch
To   : Deuce
From : Frank
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 20:31:00

  Re: Re: Gas Crunch
  By: Deuce to Finnigann on Thu Sep 01 2005 02:11 am


 > I'm referring to the stuff you pump up.  If the cylinder isn't surrounded by
 > rock, why the need to drill in the first place?

   Because all the formations arn't SOLID rock, some are soft and will cave 
   the hole without a liner to prevent it.


 > of underground lake of oil, why would drilling deeper help anything?

   Because there are more than one gas bearing formation at different depths.
   On older wells it took so long to drill with a *spudder* that they would
   just stop at the first good pay they hit. When that played out they would
   go back in and drill on down to a deeper gas pay in a different formation.

   Now they just drill down to where they want to go and produce it all if 
   they can.

   The oil comes from solid rock here. Porous rock. The gas moving into the 
   well bore here and the oil migrates there with it and is pumped to 
   surface.

The Dark Castle BBS - thedarkcastle.net - Elkhorn City,Kentucky

---
 þ Synchronet þ The Dark Castle BBS - thedarkcastle.net - Elkhorn City,KY SysOp: Frank

.