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To: Brumar89 who wrote (790316)

6/16/2014 7:54:27 PM

From: Broken_Clock

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this post?

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (790039)	6/15/2014 2:11:37 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) of 790326

It has to do with slant drilling because you can't "slant drill" very far.

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update:

define "very far"

The current record holders manage wells over 10 km (6.2 mi) away from the surface location at a true vertical depth (TVD) of only 1,600–2,600 m (5,200–8,500 ft). [4]

To: Brumar89 who wrote (790316)

6/16/2014 7:56:05 PM

From: Broken_Clock

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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (789919)	6/14/2014 1:20:34 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) of 790328

I recall seeing maps of where the known Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil fields are and there is nothing to that claim that Kuwait could steal Iraqi oil by "slant drilling." At the time the directional drilling done today wasn't even a gleam in some engineer's mind. And there's a practical limit on how far you can drill horizontally. I think the max is now something like 7 miles .... to tap reserves offshore Sakhalin island from an onshore rig. +++++++ That's the best you've got