What is a stripper?

Stripper is a low -cylinder oil or gas found in the United States. Although these wells have been in operation for decades with little national attention, during the early 21st century Stripper Wells became an area of ​​interest due to the desire of the United States to end its foreign dependence on oil. These holes usually produce less than 10 percent of the total oil and gas needs in the country and less than 20 percent of the national market. In addition, they are often not cost effective. Since 2000, however, steps have been taken to increase oil and gas production and reduce the operating costs of the stripper well. In 2008 there were more than 400,000 stripper holes in the US. Each hole produced only ten or fewer oils of oil a day. On the contrary, large companies can produce thousands of barrels a day in individual wells. However, Well Stripper is slowly extracting oil or gas from the ground and uses to reserves that are too small or larger companies are too difficult to find useful. Often isIt gives the wells that once produced more oil or gas, but are on the verge of exhaustion.

Although strippers have low yields, they are still vital to the United States in terms of domestic oil and gas suppliers. In 2006, Stripper Wells was 18 percent of oil and gas on the domestic market in the country. Despite their importance for domestic fossil fuel production, strip holes are often not cost -effective and are abandoned when the price of fossil fuels is low. The stripper well can be abandoned up to two thirds of their resources still intact, and since all extraction equipment and well -sealed wells are removed, they often remain abandoned because the costs of re -opening are too extensive to consider.

Even a working stripper can cause excessive costs. A large amount of water is often produced in these holes and must be pumped and destroyedto achieve oil or gas also in the hole. In addition, excess water can slow fuel extraction, causing less yield and thus less profit.

In 2000, a stripper consortium was created. The consortium is found in Pennsylvania and attempts to further examine more efficient and cost -effective ways of extraction of oil from stripper wells. For example, one project included the development of technologies to shorten water costs and water mining times in these wells.