Oilfield from Wikipedia the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Oilfield)Oil field with dozens of wells just offshore of Summerland California c 1915An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area possibly several hundred kilometres across full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area In addition there may be exploratory wells probing the edges pipelines to transport the oil elsewhere and support facilitiesBecause an oil field may be remote from civilization establishing a field is often an extremely complicated exercise in logistics For instance workers have to work there for months or years and require housing In turn housing and equipment require electricity and water Pipelines in cold areas may need to be heated Excess natural gas needs to be burned off if there is no way to make use of it requiring a furnace and stacks and pipes to carry it from well to furnaceThus the typical oil field resembles a small selfcontained city in the midst of a landscape dotted with drilling rigs andor the pump jacks known as nodding donkeys because of their bobbing arm Several companies such as BJ Services Bechtel Esso Schlumberger Limited Baker Hughes and Halliburton have organizations that specialize in the largescale construction of the infrastructure and providing specialized services required to operate a field profitablyMore than 40000 oil fields are scattered around the globe on land and offshore The largest are the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia and the Burgan Field in Kuwait with more than 60 billion barrels (95109 m3) estimated in each Most oil fields are much smaller According to the US Department of Energy (Energy Information Administration) as of 2003 the US alone had over 30000 oil fieldsIn the modern age the location of oil fields with proven oil reserves is a key underlying factor in many geopolitical conflictscitation neededThe term oilfield is also used as a shorthand to refer to the entire petroleum industry (see also Oilpatch)edit See alsoEnergy portalDrilling fluidDrilling rigList of oil fieldsList of oilfield service companiesNatural gas field OAPECOil field acronymsOil wellOPECSubs.
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