Method study and cost analysis of abandoning orphan oil and natural gas wells

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dc.contributor.advisorMacQuarrie, Kerry
dc.contributor.advisorT., MacQuarrie
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Jayne
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T17:32:56Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T17:32:56Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractPrior to 1899 there was no legislation in place in New Brunswick pertaining to the placement, drilling method or abandonment of oil and natural gas wells. It is for this reason that there are several oil and natural gas wells in Westmorland County, New Brunswick which have not been properly abandoned. There have been four sites selected in Westmorland County for further study to determine the most cost effective and efficient method of abandoning orphan oil and natural gas wells. Since little information exists with respect to these wells, each has been subjected to different assumptions that range from a straight forward abandonment to a more complicated one in which more than one strata requires sealing and caving may have occurred. The purpose for abandoning an orphan oil or natural gas well is to remove or isolate the source of contaminant so that further damage will be prevented and any damage that has occurred is remediated. Contractors have been contacted and asked to supply their suggested procedure and associated costs for abandoning these wells. For the purpose of this Senior Report 'orphan weir will mean an oil or natural gas well that has not been properly abandoned and has no known owner. An 'abandoned well' will mean an oil or natural gas well that is no longer considered active and has been permanently and properly plugged.
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dc.description.noteBrennan, Jayne (1998). Method study and cost analysis of abandoning orphan oil and natural gas wells . (Engineering Senior Report no. TGE-89 1998). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Geological Engineering TGE-89 1998 1882/16491
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/30434
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineGeological Engineering
dc.titleMethod study and cost analysis of abandoning orphan oil and natural gas wells
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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