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Pad Drilling Systems with Horizontal Wells
September 14, 2012 | Energy Information Administration

“A drilling pad may have five to ten wells, which are horizontally drilled in different directions, spaced fairly close together at the surface. Once one well is drilled, the fully constructed rig can be lifted and moved a few yards over to the next well location using hydraulic walking or skidding systems.”


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