Well shut in pending of analysis of cavern content

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shut down … maybe to plan strategy (??) or to try not to do more harm . . .

Assumption Parish Police Jury

Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne Field Update
Dec. 10, 2012 Activities

Texas Brine Operations

Oxy 3-A Cavern Well –

  • Well shut in pending of analysis of cavern content samples and determination of best methods for control of hydrogen sulfide detected in wellbore

 

Texas Brine Facility Vent Well to Top of Aquifer –

  • Flaring gas at 63 mcf/day

Texas Brine Facility Vent Well to Top of Cap Rock –

  • Shut in pending plug and abandon evaluation

Texas Brine Facility Geophone Well –

  • Preparing well for initial placement of geophones

Texas Brine Facility Shallow Pressure Monitoring –

  • Continuing work on installation of three shallow wells to monitor pressure and quality of water in aquifer

 

Sinkhole Site –

  • Skimming hydrocarbons removing vegetation from sinkhole surface

Conservation/Shaw Operations

Observation/Vent Well #1 –

  • Flaring gas at 15.8 mcf/day

Observation/Vent Well #2 –

  • Flaring gas at 12.8 mcf/day

Observation/Vent Well #3 –

  • Remains…

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4 thoughts on “Well shut in pending of analysis of cavern content”

  2. ( Observation/Vent Well #4 –
    Continuing work to clear perforations that have sanded in in order to restore natural gas flow for flaring )

    As I understand, the “perforations” are created & perhaps even “cleared” by blasting with small explosives…
    like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWZeoJ7hHHU (turn sound down/off 😉

    Are drilling holes and blasting the ends open really such a grand idea in areas of flammable gasses and failing salt domes?

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    • my understanding is these pipes get clogged all the time and the entire effort is a bust.
      But maybe I’m wrong … NO idea of what is really going on there!

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