There's been discussion of that around here (Houston), as many old,
so-called 'stripper' wells, or wells that
may produce <10 barrels a day, were shut-in several years ago. Once
shut-in, most times the well has
to be re-drilled in order to get it to produce again and the return on
the investment to do this is usually better
served by drilling wells in more productive zones.

http://stripperwells.com/

In Texas, when wells stop producing, the state requires they be
shut-in....which happened to a lot of these
low-volumn stripper wells in older fields.

Brice Yokem wrote:
> I would like to hear from someone on what it takes to start up an oil well
> that has been shut down.
>
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:28:01 -0500, Denys Beauchemin
> wrote:
>
>
>> I have done some further research and it seems that the congressional
>> moratorium on offshore drilling off the coast of California expires this
>> September 30th. Also, because the oil platforms are already there on site,
>> it would seem that oil could flow from there within a year. This could have
>> a major near-term effect on oil prices.
>>
>> Let's see what happens in Congress over the next 2 months. BTW, this is the
>> lowest rated congress, ever. I think that's a fitting accomplishment for
>> Ms. Pelosi and before she calls somebody a failure, she had better look in a
>> mirror, this way she doesn't have far to look for failure.
>>
>> Denys
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Of Ray Shahan
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>> LOL, I'm so embarrassed!!!
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On Fri, July 18, 2008 17:10, Ray Shahan wrote:
>>
>>> "An American President once said, perhaps more wisely than he knew,
>>>
>> that
>>
>>> the only thing we need fear, is fear itself."
>>>
>>> I think Winston Churchill, an Englishman, said that...in England.
>>> Nonetheless, the quote still serves its purpose in you reply. 8-)
>>>
>> " ... This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and
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>> In
>> every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor
>> has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves
>> which
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>>
>> Franklin Delano Roosevelt, inaugural address, March 4, 1933.
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