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Well Decommissioning

Well Decommissioning is a regulatory and technical process in fossil fuel management that systematically seals and retires inactive oil and gas wells to prevent environmental contamination and ensure long-term subsurface integrity.

16

Publications

487

Citations

47

Authors

20

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

Parents

Publications

16

Decommissioning Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: New Estimates and Cost Drivers

Daniel Raimi, Alan Krupnick, Jhih-Shyang Shah et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2021 · 95 citations

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Reducing methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells: Strategies and costs

Mary Kang, Denise L. Mauzerall, Z. Daniel et al. · Energy Policy · 2019 · 61 citations · Full text

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Well blowout rates and consequences in California Oil and Gas District 4 from 1991 to 2005: implications for geological storage of carbon dioxide

Preston Jordan, Sally M. Benson · Environmental Geology · 2008 · 54 citations · Full text

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Management walk-arounds: Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout

Andrew Hopkins · Safety Science · 2011 · 47 citations

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Pollution, management, and mitigation of idle and orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada

Vanessa Alboiu, Tony R. ‎Walker · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · 2019 · 25 citations

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Authors

47

  1. RR
    Renato Rios

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  2. HS
    Helmut Schiml

    Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

    1 publications · 10 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. AH
    Andrew Hopkins

    Australian Astronomical Observatory, Australia

    1 publications · 47 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. FW
    Fred Woody

    WSB Merito University in Warsaw, Poland

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. MA
    Michael A. Celia

    Princeton University, United States

    1 publications · 61 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

20

  1. Heriot-Watt University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    89 citations

  2. Chevron (Netherlands)

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  3. Politecnico di Torino

    Turin, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  4. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. Hendrix College

    Conway, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    48 citations

  6. University of Bayreuth

    Bayreuth, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Jülich, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    30 citations

  8. Dalhousie University

    Halifax, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. SPE/EPA/DOE Exploration and Production Environmental Conference

    Conference · 2 publications · 39 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. Safety Science

    1 publications · 47 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. 1

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  4. Environmental Science & Technology

    1 publications · 95 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Chemical Engineering Journal

    1 publications · 10 citations

    1

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