Almost three million wells have been drilled for oil and gas in the United States. If a field is unitized for enhanced oil recovery, the well number and lease name will change. When an oil or gas field is sold, the operator name will change. All three parts of the name are subject to change, especially in the case of a producing well. Oil and gas wells have a name which normally consists of three parts: an operator name, a well number, and a lease name. Custody of the API Number standard was transferred in 2010 to the PPDM Association. The API number is one of many industry standards established by the American Petroleum Institute. Well drilled for oil and gas in the United States. An API well number or API number is a "unique, permanent, numeric identifier" assigned to each
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |