▲ | westurner 4 hours ago | |
Is there a name for resealing an aquifer at each layer? Rezonal isolation, Zonal isolation, Zonal Re-isolation? /? Zonal isolation Wikipedia: https://www.google.com/search?q=zonal+isolation+Wikipedia : > Well cementing, Completion, Squeeze job, Cement bond log, Casing (should prevent fluid from contaminating e.g. aquifer zones) Orphan wells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_wells : > they estimate there are 29 million abandoned wells internationally Orphaned wells in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphaned_wells_in_the_United_S... : > According to the Government Accountability Office, the 2.1 million unplugged abandoned wells in the United States could cost as much as $300 billion |