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Surface Casing Vent Flow: Canada’s Crutch
May 10, 2022
Surface casing vent flow (SCVF), the uncontrolled migration of liquid and gas upward through leakage pathways in the annulus, has become a major issue in Canada. While operators are taking action to intervene and prevent the escape of greenhouse gases like methane, the cards are stacked against them....
Tags: P&A | Orphan Wells | Canada
Making the Most of Federal Funding: REGROW Act in Action
Feb 21, 2022
With $1.15 billion in federal funding on its way, states are gearing up to make the most of their money and expanding their orphan well programs to properly deal with the scale of this problem. While some states have established orphan well programs that plug hundreds of wells per year, others have been grossly underfunded for decades....
Tags: P&A | Orphan Wells | Pennsylvania
Mitigating Methane: $1.15 Billion to Plug Orphan Wells
Feb 04, 2022
The White House announced it will send $1.15 billion to states to clean up thousands of methane-emitting orphaned oil and gas wells, the first tranche of allotments from the $4.7 billion that congress approved for orphaned well cleanup in the recent infrastructure package....
Tags: P&A | Orphan Wells | New Mexico
Cashing In: States to Receive Influx of Funding for Plugging Wells
Dec 01, 2021
State environmental regulators have spent years trying to find wells and fund plugging of Pennsylvania’s abandoned oil and gas wells. With the passing of the REGROW Act, Pennsylvania will now have a massive budget to work with. The challenge: How to spend it....
Tags: P&A | Pennsylvania
Methane Emissions: No Well Left Behind
Nov 05, 2021
Global leaders at the Glasgow climate summit pledged to sharply curtail methane emissions, with President Biden saying the U.S. would tighten regulations on oil and natural-gas production to reduce leaks of the potent greenhouse gas....
Tags: P&A | Producing | Offshore | Orphan Wells
Seizing an Opportunity to Put Laid-off Oil and Gas Employees Back to Work
Oct 27, 2021
With 3 million abandoned wells across the United States (2 million are still unplugged, according to the EPA), some states are creating programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Capping abandoned wells, which emit millions of metric tons of methane, can cut these emissions by 99%. But federal funding is critical to addressing the issue....
Tags: P&A | Pennsylvania
Orphan Wells: Corporate, State, and Federal Responsibilities
Oct 27, 2021
Orphan oil and gas wells idled by companies that cannot pay to plug them are an issue in many states, thanks to volatile energy prices and bankruptcies caused by recent plummets in demand....
Tags: P&A | Orphan Wells | Pennsylvania
Gas Flow Eliminated Using Deep Penetrating Annular Surface (DPAS) BioSqueeze®
Jan 12, 2023
BSI was contracted to assist with gas migration on a re-entry in Wyoming. Existing cement plugs prevented access for a perf and squeeze without drillout, prompting the operator to explore alternative remediation techniques. BSI utilized DPAS to push fluids directly into leakage pathways in the annulus from surface....
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BioSqueeze® Eliminates Annular Gas on a Previously Plugged Well
Oct 12, 2022
BSI was contracted to mitigate annular gas on a well in Pennsylvania leaking from the 8-5/8” x 5-1/2” annulus. The well was prepared by cutting two narrow 360 degree sand notches at around 1,400’ through the 5-1/2” casing, installing 2-3/8” tubing to the depth of the bottom notch, and setting a bridge plug just below the bottom notch....
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BioSqueeze® Seals Leaking Annulus Previously Treated with Casing Expansion
Sep 20, 2022
BSI was contracted to eliminate annular pressure on a well in Pennsylvania where previous remediation had failed. A 0 psi log showed no bond above 2,200’, while a 2,500 psi log indicated better bonding around 2,100’ due to prior treatment with a casing expansion tool....
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BioSqueeze® Seals Leaking Cemented Annuli During P&A
Sep 12, 2022
BSI was contracted to mitigate casing pressure on a well in Pennsylvania. The bond log indicated poor cement bonding throughout the well. Prior to our arrival an unsuccessful attempt to cut and pull the 5-1/2” casing was made....
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BioSqueeze® Eliminates Gas Migration, Enabling Efficient Abandonment
Aug 17, 2022
BSI was contracted to eliminate gas migration on the backside of the 7” casing of a well being plugged in Pennsylvania. Bond logs indicated good cement, so a noise-temp log was used to identify the shallowest gas source (600’)....
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BioSqueeze® Eliminates Annular Pressure Via Surface Squeeze
Jul 22, 2022
BioSqueeze Inc. was contracted by an operator in Ohio to eliminate annular pressure in a well in the process of being retired. The well was leaking from the 13-3/8 in x 9-5/8 in annulus and had several cement plugs in the wellbore, preventing downhole access for a standard perf and squeeze....
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BioSqueeze® Eliminates Bradenhead Pressure in a Well Prior to Abandonment
Jul 21, 2022
BioSqueeze Inc. was contracted by an operator in Colorado to eliminate bradenhead pressure in a well slated for abandonment. Prior to our arrival, the well was prepared by perforating at 2,880 ft (gas source), 2,270 ft (channeling), and 870 ft (50 ft below surface casing shoe) through the 4-1/2 in casing string....
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