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STRIPPER WELL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An oil well that has fallen off in production to a few barrels or less per day.

DEF

A well that is approaching depletion of its desired natural resource to the extent that any profit from its continued production is doubtful.

DEF

A well producing less than 66,000 cubic feet of natural gas a day.

CONT

A stripper well is one that will produce comparatively little oil even with pumping. Stripper wells are a familiar sight in oil country where their walking beams go up and down in pumping the well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Puits en production par pompage ayant une capacité journalière qui varie de 10 barils au moins pour un puits de 0 à 2 000 pieds, à 20 à 35 barils pour les puits au-delà de 8 000 pieds.

DEF

Puits [...] produisant moins de 500 tonnes par an et dont le débit est libre de toute limitation aux USA.

Spanish

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