Disposition records provide detailed information regarding the methods of production disposal. This data includes the volumes of oil transported by truck, gas that is flared, gas directed to pipelines, gas utilized on-site, and more.
The following volumes are tracked in the disposition record.
- Carbon Black Plant Volume: This represents the volume of gas directed to a carbon black plant.
- Circulation Volume: This refers to the volume of fluid used for circulation purposes in well operations, often crucial for maintaining well pressure and removing drill cuttings.
- Flare Volume: The volume of gas that is flared (burned off) or vented into the atmosphere. This is often done for safety reasons or when there's excess gas that can't be captured or utilized.
- Gas Lift Volume: The volume of gas utilized, sold, or transferred to others specifically for gas lift operations.
- Injected Storage Volume: The volume of gas injected directly into a storage reservoir.
- Injection Volume: This represents the volume used for injection purposes.
- Lost or Stolen Volume: This tracks any volume of product that has been lost due to accidents or theft, an important metric for security and loss prevention.
- Operations Use Volume: The volume of gas used or provided to others for field operations, including fuel for lease drilling or compressor operations.
- Pipeline Volume: This represents the volume of product transferred off-site via pipeline, a common method for transporting oil and gas over long distances.
- Pressure Use Volume: The volume of gas for repressure or pressure maintenance – gas delivered to a system or plant that does not extract liquid hydrocarbons
- Rail Volume: This tracks the volume of product transferred off-site by rail, an alternative transportation method when pipelines are not available or practical.
- Shrink Volume: This represents the reduction in gas volume when condensate is extracted from gas well gas through separation methods.
- Trucked Volume: The volume of product transferred off-site by truck.
- Unspecified Volume: Any volumes that don't fall into the other specified disposition types.
- Volume: The total volume of product being disposed of or accounted for in the disposition record.
Data Model
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Conclusion
Understanding these data points is essential for professionals in the oil and gas industry, as they provide a comprehensive view of how hydrocarbons are managed, transported, and utilized from the well to various end-points.
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