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National stripper well survey, January 1, 1985

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OSTI ID:5782657
A 1984 survey of stripper wells shows that 14,000 were abandoned that year on the grounds that they could not produce enough oil to pay the taxes, royalties, and operating expenses. Stripper wells produced over 463 million barrels of oil in 1984, and accounted for about 15% of US total oil production and about 70% of US oil wells. The report considers the abandonment of stripper wells as a loss to the US, which is the only country producing its marginal reserves. The true value of a stripper well is that every barrel it produces is one less that the US will need to import. 3 figures, 4 tables.
OSTI ID:
5782657
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English