My understanding of a relief well is that it needs to intersect the well bore of an uncontrolled well, so that well bore would need to be in place before you get the relief well down there.
Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
My understanding of a relief well is that it needs to intersect the well bore of an uncontrolled well, so that well bore would need to be in place before you get the relief well down there.
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