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Production at Elm Coulee has more than doubled the oil output of the state of Montana, from around 40,000 barrels per day (6,400 m 3 /d) in 2000 to almost 100,000 barrels per day (16,000 m 3 /d) in 2006. However, Montana production fell again starting in 2007, down to some 70,000 barrels per day (11,000 m 3 /d) in mid-2009. [9] [10]
There are at least 45 named oil fields in Montana according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. The USGS defines oil field as: "Area where petroleum is or was removed from the Earth." [1] An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground.
An API well number can have up to 14 digits divided by dashes as follows: Example: 42-501-20130-03-00 [7] The "42" means that this well is located in "State Code" 42 which is Texas. The "501" means that this well is located in "County Code" 501 which is Yoakum County. The "20130" is a "Unique Well Identifier" within the county.
WELDA – well data report; WELP – well log plot; WEQL – well equipment layout; WESTR – well status record; WESUR – well summary report; WF – water flood(ing) WFAC – waveform acoustic log; WGEO – well geophone report; WGFM – wet gas flow meter; WGR – water gas ratio; WGUNT – water gun test; Wh – white; WH – well history ...
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is a government agency in the executive branch state of Montana in the United States with responsibility for ensuring sustainable development of the state's land, mineral, natural gas, oil, timber, water, and other resources.
Cat Creek Oil Field (1921) The Cat Creek Oil Field is located near the community of Cat Creek in Petroleum and Garfield counties in the U.S. state of Montana.The geological terminology used by Bowen, the geologist, to define the geological structure of Cat Creek in 1914 was Cat Creek Anticline.
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Well logging, also known as borehole logging is the practice of making a detailed record (a well log) of the geologic formations penetrated by a borehole. The log may be based either on visual inspection of samples brought to the surface ( geological logs) or on physical measurements made by instruments lowered into the hole ( geophysical logs).