Why Oil Wells Leak: Cement Behavior and Long-Term Consequences
Oil and gas wells can develop gas leaks along the casing years after production has stopped and the well has been plugged and abandoned. Explanations include channeling, poor cake removal, shrinkage, and high cement permeability. The reason is probably cement...In Western Pennsylvania, an Energy Boom Not Visibly Stifled
Early in 2013, Western Pennsylvania’s Washington County chalked up the third-fastest growth among the country’s 322 largest counties. Just to the north, Butler County ranked sixth.Oh, Canada’s Become a Home for Record Fracking
Though the same themes of balancing economic benefits with environmental harms occurs in Canada as in the U.S., the Canadian western areas’ enthusiastic embrace of large scale fracking provides onlookers with a vision of what could happen if there was less regulation...Seepage pathway assessment for natural gas to shallow groundwater during well stimulation, production and after abandonment
Geo Montréal evaluates the potential pathways of fugitive gas seepage during stimulation and production and concludes that the quality of surface casing and deeper casing installations is a major concern with respect to future gas migration. The pathway outside the...Follow Us
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