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The API Number and its use 2009 and Beyond - Oil Information ...

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Newfield Miami Corp #317023-22726-00Reconciling Case # 2Missing wells / wellboresA simple exampleST1TD 5900’ MDAt this depth the well is36.08’ S <strong>and</strong> 84.77’ W<strong>The</strong>re is a cla<strong>use</strong> in the 1979 version ofthe D12A that states: “<strong>The</strong> directionalsidetrack identity does not apply toremedial sidetrack operations in whichportions of the hole are purposelydetoured around junk, redrill of ‘lost hole’,or straightening ‘key seats’ <strong>and</strong> ‘crookedholes’.(Pg. 9 - 2 nd to last paragraph)This statement has been misinterpreted tomean “only the final wellbore fulfilling apermit’ gets assigned a sidetrack code.

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