Subj : Re: Gas Crunch
To   : Deuce
From : Frank
Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 02:02:00

  Re: Re: Gas Crunch
  By: Deuce to Frank on Thu Sep 01 2005 10:31 pm

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

 > Exactly.  And when the gas isn't moving into the cylinder, or is moving very
 > slowly, it's because there is no longer enough pressure forcing it in.  When
 > this happens, you cap the well and let the pressure build back up so that yo
 > can actually pump the oil out of the bore.  You can't actually suck it into
 > bore by pumping... it needs to flow there of its own accord.

   Well this effect does occure differently in different locations so I can
   see what you are saying. I guess the thread got started on the capped well
   subject. Most people think this is a GOOD well capable of producing but is
   *CAPPED* for no reason other than reducing supply to run cost up.

   It the situation you are describing the term we use is *SHUT IN* which is
   what they used for the loss of production from the Gulf. The wells weren't
   CAPPED, They were Shut In untill production could resume.

   A Shut in well will "Rock up" on pressure and can be produced when turned
   in line.

   A *CAPPED* well will never produce as all it's piping has been removed and
   has been filled FULL of cement. This only occurs here when the well has
   played out and is done.


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