The API Number and its use 2009 and Beyond - Oil Information ...
The API Number and its use 2009 and Beyond - Oil Information ...
The API Number and its use 2009 and Beyond - Oil Information ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>API</strong> <strong>Number</strong>‐ Rest of the story1) Originally conceived in 1962(<strong>API</strong> Comm. Well Data Retrieval)2) About 7 years after Petroleum <strong>Information</strong> started collectingWell information.3) <strong>API</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard first published 19664) Publication called the D12A in 1968 (added state/cty codes)5) Revised in 1970, 1974 (added offshore st/co codes)<strong>and</strong> most recently in 1979 (more offshore areas)6) 29 years <strong>and</strong> no further published updates. Anunpublished update exists from about 1995. Nothing in thecurrent edition covers horizontal drilling concepts.7) <strong>API</strong> does not want to continue support of <strong>API</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>and</strong> itlooking for suggestions as to a subsequent sponsor<strong>The</strong> <strong>API</strong> <strong>Number</strong> continues to be a vital number to the O&Gindustry – currently in need of a champion for support.
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