Practices and Standards for Plugging Orphaned and Abandoned Hydrocarbon Wells: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

When oil and gas production began in the 19th century in North America, standards and regulations for the drilling and plugging of wells had not yet been developed. Over time, many of these and other wells were abandoned - unplugged, or not plugged to modern standards, and have sat idle for an extended, possibly unknown, period of time. These wells might not have been originally operated and maintained in accordance with existing statutes and regulations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309729149
• ISBN13: 9780309729147
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 76 Pages