The number of new drills is smaller than you may think. The companies that supply the drillers have contacts to return to 'dry' fields after anywhere from 5-15 years. The caps are temporary for a reason.
The actual biochemical mechanisms that have been shown to work on laboratories are algae-based. Not one pathway from any kind of animal matter has been reproduced in any manner that suggests it could happen naturally sustainably.
This discussion would be a long one with many details needed. The number of drills would not be smaller than what I think, lol. That's assuming what I know or don't know. The owner operator contracts to return typically are required maintenance and asset assessments to meet environmental requirements and corporate captial evaluations. Capping a well/ wellhead is dependant on if its plugged or a suspended well and dormancy of operation, and to reinstate (uncap) the well requires a large capital investment to start up, which in many cases costs as much as drilling new bore hole with casing and pressure, flow regulators.
The number of new drills is smaller than you may think. The companies that supply the drillers have contacts to return to 'dry' fields after anywhere from 5-15 years. The caps are temporary for a reason.
The actual biochemical mechanisms that have been shown to work on laboratories are algae-based. Not one pathway from any kind of animal matter has been reproduced in any manner that suggests it could happen naturally sustainably.
This discussion would be a long one with many details needed. The number of drills would not be smaller than what I think, lol. That's assuming what I know or don't know. The owner operator contracts to return typically are required maintenance and asset assessments to meet environmental requirements and corporate captial evaluations. Capping a well/ wellhead is dependant on if its plugged or a suspended well and dormancy of operation, and to reinstate (uncap) the well requires a large capital investment to start up, which in many cases costs as much as drilling new bore hole with casing and pressure, flow regulators.