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Plug and abandon

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002825

To permanently seal a wellbore with cement plugs and other barriers to prevent the migration of fluids between subsurface formations or to the surface. This procedure is carried out when a well is no longer economically viable or has reached the end of its productive life. Regulatory agencies specify the exact requirements for plug and abandonment operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002825
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002825",
  "term": "Plug and abandon",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "To permanently seal a wellbore with cement plugs and other barriers to prevent the migration of fluids between subsurface formations or to the surface. This procedure is carried out when a well is no longer economically viable or has reached the end of its productive life. Regulatory agencies specify the exact requirements for plug and abandonment operations.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/plug-and-abandon/"
}

Record 3,011 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.