Open AccessOIL WELL REMEDIATION IN CLAY AND WAYNE COUNTIES, IL
Author(s) -
Peter L. Dakuras,
Larry Stieber,
D. C. Young
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/815455
Subject(s) - lease , environmental remediation , petroleum engineering , drill , mining engineering , oil well , environmental science , engineering , geology , waste management , civil engineering , business , finance , contamination , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
This is the first technical progress report of the remediation of two wells and a water injection well in Clay County, Illinois. The location is identified as the Routt lease and the wells will be identified as the Routt No.3 and Routt No.4 respectively throughout this report. The Clay County portion of this project has met all legal, financial, and environmental requirements to drill and /or pump oil at this lease. We have also obtained all available information about this site and have taken the necessary steps to improve access roads, dig the necessary pits and build the necessary firewalls. Both wells have been drilled to the Salem formation. Gas gun technology was used to stimulate the reservoir of the Routt No.3. This report will address the technical aspects of the remediation