Orphan, orphaned, or abandoned wells are oil or gas wells that have been abandoned by fossil fuel extraction industries. These wells may have been deactivated...
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Orphan wells in Alberta, Canada are inactive oil or gas well sites that have no solvent owner that can be held legally or financially accountable for the...
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An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent...
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Orphan is a 2009 psychological slasher film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by David Leslie Johnson from a story by Alex Mace. The film stars...
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production. Similarly, orphaned wells may have different legal definitions across different jurisdictions, but can be thought of as wells whose legal owner...
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Orphan: First Kill is a 2022 American psychological slasher film directed by William Brent Bell and written by David Coggeshall, based on a story by David...
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Orphan Black is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana...
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related to orphan wells in Alberta, Canada is a list of events relevant to orphan wells in Alberta, Canada. Orphan wells are inactive oil or gas well sites...
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An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent that is developed to treat certain rare medical conditions. An orphan drug would not be profitable to produce...
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Design of outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures Orphan wells – Disused oil or gas wells Septic tank – Method for basic wastewater treatment (on-site)...
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Kola Superdeep Borehole (redirect from Kola Well)
1970 using the Uralmash-4E, a serial drilling rig used for drilling oil wells. The rig was slightly modified to be able to reach a 7,000-metre (23,000 ft)...
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systems. This pollution often becomes worse when wells are abandoned or orphaned – i.e., where wells no longer economically viable are no longer maintained...
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Ecojustice Canada (section Orphan wells)
when bankrupt companies leave oil and gas wells behind". Ecojustice. Retrieved October 25, 2019. "Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd.", Supreme...
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The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located...
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coverage. The AJP proposed a $16 billion investment in plugging "orphan wells", abandoned wells that continually release methane emissions. The plan contained...
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agricultural runoff and oil drilling. There are 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells beneath the gulf. These have generally not been checked for potential environmental...
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production. Similarly, orphaned wells may have different legal definitions across different jurisdictions, but can be thought of as wells whose legal owner...
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Pumpjack (section Water well pumpjacks)
flow all the way to the surface. The arrangement is often used for onshore wells. Pumpjacks are common in oil-rich areas. Depending on the size of the pump...
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major shareholder. Wells Group of companies, which include Wells Dredging Ltd., Wells Property Development Company Ltd., and Wells Entertainments Ltd...
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Halliburton (redirect from Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company)
casing in oil and gas wells, thereby preventing leaks. Government investigators had ordered companies involved in drilling the well to preserve all relevant...
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Baker Hughes (category Well control companies)
oil wells. The casing shoe revolutionized cable tool drilling by ensuring the uninterrupted flow of oil through the bottom of the casing in the well. In...
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Little Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from...
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Schlumberger (category Well control companies)
and pioneered the use of geosteering to plan the drill path in horizontal wells.[citation needed] In 1992, Schlumberger acquired software company GeoQuest...
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crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed. Modern wells have blowout preventers intended to prevent...
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Environmental issues in Alberta (section Orphan wells)
oil spills and tailings dam failures, pipelines, reclamation including orphan wells. Others environmental issues include melting glaciers, wildfires, extreme...
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Drilling fluid (redirect from Well drilling fluid)
and natural gas wells and on exploration drilling rigs, drilling fluids are also used for much simpler boreholes, such as water wells. The two main categories...
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to the Well Done Foundation to tackle orphan oil and gas wells". Process and Control Today. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-01. "FAQ » The Well Done Foundation"...
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The Orphan of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan dynasty, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang (紀君祥). The play has as its full name The...
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led to an increase in the number of orphan wells to increase from 100 to 3,200. In 2017 there were 450,000 wells registered in Alberta with about 155...
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handling, power and control systems) necessary to drill oil and gas wells, as well as marine construction equipment such as heavy-lift cranes, mooring...
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