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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I was just hoping for more info.
For instance is there a la our limitation on what it takes to shut down these well sites?
Say I'm the Acme Oil and Gas company and I operate Wells in Canada and all of a sudden I'm looking at the situation and thinking 'i need to shutter 100 well sites', I'm probably not the only company having to do that. Am I figuring right that sealing off or otherwise pausing an operation is a different man power concern outside of the usual steam chief , electrical engineer etc operating crew? Is it possible to physically shutter these well sites if this lingers for a long time or even gets worse?
Is there a situation where the need to limit or stop production reaches some urgency?
I'm trying to understand how it works operationally.
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Generally you can shut in a well and leave it shut in indefinitely. The AER has requirements based on well type and length of shut in time on if addtional work or inspections need to be done.
Don't confuse abandoning or decommissioning a well with shutting in a well. Generally wells cycle on and off anyway. And can be shut in by an operator. 100 wells could be shut in by an operator in a day or 2 really.
Certain operations (SAGD for example) are quite a bit different in how they are treated though as there is a lot more at play.