Oil $500 - By Flavious J. Smith, Jr.

1. Multiple wells from a single location

Operators in resource plays in shales and tight sands can drill multiple wells from one surface location. This is called “pad drilling.” Field developments – particularly offshore and in the Arctic – involve drilling a number of wells from a single platform. This technique is used both on and offshore.

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