Well Workover

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030309",
  "term": "Well Workover",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Workover activities include one or more of a variety of remedial operations on a producing well to try to increase production.\n\n2. Process(es) of performing one or more of a variety of remedial operations on producing petroleum and natural gas wells to try to increase production. This process also includes high-rate flowback of injected gas, water, oil, and proppant used to re-fracture and prop-open new fractures in existing low permeability gas reservoirs, steps that may vent large quantities of produced gas to the atmosphere.",
  "references": [
    "DOL Occupational Health and Safety Administration Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/well-workover/"
}