Interior Department promotes new 'commingling' policy to speed up offshore oil production
- The U.S. Interior Department implemented new guidelines for allowable oil drilling pressure differences in the Gulf of Mexico.
- President Trump's Energy Dominance Council seeks to cut regulations and boost oil output.
- These rules affect operators in the Wilcox formation allowing greater downhole commingling between multiple reservoirs.
- The guidelines increased the allowable pressure differential from 200 psi to 1500 psi.
- Interior expects the policy will boost regional oil output by 100,000 barrels daily over ten years.
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Trump Admin Tweaks Offshore Drilling Rules to Boost Production
The U.S. Interior Department has introduced changes to pressure difference requirements in offshore drilling in a bid to stimulate greater production from the Gulf. According to the department, the changes could add 10% to offshore U.S. oil production over the next decade, equal to some 100,000 barrels daily, by allowing greater pressure differences between reservoirs. “Results from a University of Texas study on commingling show that commingled…
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