Lecture 6

Question 1

What emphasizes finding an appropriate location to drill a well?

Answer 1

Exploration

Question 2

What’s a wildcat well?

Answer 2

An area where a well hasn’t been drilled before.

Question 3

What are the 3 basic facts used before drilling a well?

Answer 3

1. There’s more shallow wells vs. deep wells because it costs more.
2. Oil or gas fields provide more information because more wells are in close proximity to each other
3. Information decreases as the distance between oil/gas fields increases.

Question 4

What’s a sustainable development?

Answer 4

A project that benefits society.