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When I was pumping full-time, I had opportunities to listen to all kinds of different radio programs. One of them I heard once was a talk from Tony Robbins. Think what you want about the man. You don’
Read more →Well records provide a history of a well, its equipment, and what it has produced. With a full set of well records in hand, it’s often possible to make rough predictions about how a well will act in t
Read more →Some recordkeeping is required, either by a regulatory body or the lease company. They’re used to monitor production and help to understand the well’s behavior or help determine production allocation.
Read more →With the amount of paperwork that is required around the lease, it can sometimes seem like pumpers are actually bookkeepers who spend a lot of time outside. Just about everything that is done around a
Read more →Many wells produce some amount of natural gas along with crude oil. Others may produce mostly or only natural gas. Whenever there is enough gas coming from the well to be worth collecting and selling
Read more →Before any product from a well can be sold, it has to be separated from all the impurities and contaminants that are also brought up from the well. When the well is primarily producing natural gas, th
Read more →The system for handing off natural gas production to the purchasing company is a bit different than that required for selling crude oil. Crude oil may be transported by truck, and the tank battery wil
Read more →When it comes out the ground, natural gas will be mixed up with other liquid or vapor hydrocarbons and water vapor. A great deal of the vapor and liquid that is caught up in the natural gas will be re
Read more →Natural gas is often a secondary consideration when a well is first drilled and completed; the focus is more often on crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons. However, there are wells that only or pri
Read more →Problems like parted rods and leaking tubing, while they may require a servicing unit and crew, are part of standard maintenance operations for a well. There are larger problems that may require a ful
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