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The document is a request form from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for either shutting in or temporarily abandoning a well. It outlines definitions, required information about the well, and necessary data regarding production and testing. The form must be completed by the owner, who must provide justification for the request and affirm the accuracy of the information under penalty of perjury.

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What does it mean when a well is plugged and abandoned?

Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Plugging and Abandoning Oil and Gas Wells. An oil or gas well is plugged and abandoned when it reaches the end of its useful life or becomes a dry hole. These operations include activities and tasks that present hazards to workers.

What happens when a well is shut in?

When its shut in there is no flow of oil, water, or gas to the facilities. The primary difference is a shut in oil is capable of being produced whereas a TA well will require work to be capable of being produced.

How long can a well be shut in?

Many shut-in clauses contain no time limitation and arguably allow the lessee to maintain the shut-in status indefinitely. At some point, after a well has been shut-in for several years, the marketing covenant will be impacted and the lessee will be required to explain and justify the prolonged shut-in status.

Can a shut-in well be reopened?

shut in a well in the Oil and Gas Industry (ʃʌt ɪn ə wɛl) phrase. (Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling) To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.

What happens when you shut in a well?

To shut in a well means to make it not produce, so well start with a primer on production. When a well is producing it means the well has been drilled, completed in a reservoir, and oil and/or gas is somehow moving up the wellbore and to the surface facility.

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What is temporary abandonment?

Temporary abandonment refers to the discontinuation of operations on a well that is not completed. Per 6 NYCRR 555.3(a), it is unlawful for a well owner or operator to temporarily abandon any well for more than 90 days without DEC approval.

What does it mean when an oil well is shut in?

In the petroleum industry, shutting-in is the implementation of a production cap set lower than the available output of a specific site. This may be part of an attempt to constrict the oil supply or a necessary precaution when crews are evacuated ahead of a natural disaster.

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