| BMP ID: |
8590 |
| Title: |
Extended reach drilling can be paired with cluster drilling to reduce surface impacts and drilling costs |
| Text: |
Extended reach drilling can be paired with cluster drilling to even further reduce surface impacts and drilling costs. |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Smarter: Using Directional Drilling to Reduce Oil and Gas Impacts in the Intermountain West |
| Citation Section: |
The Potential to Reduce Impacts through Directional Drilling |
| Citation Page: |
17 |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
P.O. Box 1512
Laramie, Wyoming 82073 United States |
| Phone: | (307) 742-7978 |
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| Fax: | (307) 742-7989 |
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| Categories: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
Western Region |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
Cluster drilling helps to minimize the capital investments of drilling companies and the ecological costs that accompany extensive improved roadways for scattered sites. pg 18 |
| BMP Efficacy: |
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| Date Entered: |
2011-04-25 20:46 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:17 UTC |
