Drilling, Completing, & Producing from Oil & Gas Wells | Jane Woodward | Stanford Understand Energy

Oil and gas industry activity; onshore processes and equipment for oil and natural gas drilling, completing, and producing; onshore and offshore significance, equipment, and environmental impacts. Visit the Drilling, Completing, and Producing from Oil and Natural Gas Wells our Learning Hub for more content: https://understand-energy.stanford.ed...

Recorded on: October 4, 2023
Presented by: Jane Woodward, Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering;
Founder and Managing Partner, Woven Earth Ventures; Founding Partner, MAP Energy

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00:00 Introduction
00:59 Oil and Gas Industry Activity
05:09 Onshore Process & Equipment (Drilling)
19:53 Onshore Process & Equipment (Completing)
24:26 Onshore Process & Equipment (Producing)
37:36 Onshore Rig Count & Efficiency Gains
45:05 Onshore Environmental Impacts
1:03:21 Offshore Characteristics & Significance
1:07:36 Offshore Equipment
1:09:00 Offshore Environmental Impacts
1:14:16 Wrap Up Summary

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