What can be done about an under performing well? Being where my well is located I would expect to get a minimum of 1000 bopd. I'm now getting about 600. What can be done?
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 8:45 AM, bradaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And sometimes the job done while drilling can give you an > underperforming well. > > And speaking of performing a frac job, there was a fire that burned > all the trucks and equipment this week on the Wayzetta 14-02H. Haven't > heard what started it, and thankfully no one was hurt. But the trucks > and equipment for the frac job were let burn once it started so we > have one less completion crew in the Basin for now. Hopefully, it > won't affect the final completion of the well. > > On Oct 3, 7:11 am, elwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > that is a good explaination. when one realizes the complexity of > > performing a 12 stage frac job, the mind boggles. so imo, the > > variations are mainly a function of regional and random variations in > > reservoir quality, probably mainly (natural) fracture intensity, and > > random variations in where the hydraulic fractures are propagated. > > > > On Oct 3, 8:29 am, "Allen S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Probably not since the fracturing job is performed by a third party, > > > who is coincidentally the same third party that performed the other > > > successful frac jobs. > > > > > To some extent the occassional bad well is just how the cookie > > > crumbles in that if this were easy and the same amount of oil was > > > everywhere, everyone would be doing it and there wouldn't be so much > > > money at stake. That and quite simply, geological formations are > > > rarely homogenous and isotropic (the exact same) over any modest > > > distance (few miles). The subtle differences between the great and > > > good wells is likely no more identifiable than the differences between > > > the good and uneconomic wells. > > > > > Now, all that being said I must caveat the whole thing with a "yes" > > > for I have seen wells that were all but ruined by frac jobs. Ended up > > > producing less oil and more water afterwards. Thankfully this isn't > > > the norm. > > > > > On Oct 2, 6:40 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Good question. > > > > > > On Sep 30, 1:35 pm, go-devil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I dont want to slam any companies, but whats with the bad wells? > > > > > Can we blame it on little if any Fracing.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bakken Shale Discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
