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Risk Assessment of Temporarily Abandoned or Shut-in Wells

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
329
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
C-FER Technologies Inc.
Research Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Research Contracting Agency
Description

Project determined the risk of leaving wells temporarily abandoned and shut in and to determine if the risk can be lowered with remediation efforts. The final report is available.

Latest progress update

Project started August, 1999. The data on the TA/SI wells was gathered along with oil spill and environmental data. The data was graphed and analyzed for inclusion in a final report. It was concluded that sour wells have a high risk for leaking when SI/TA. The final report is available.