Let’ s not forget the bonanza of pad drilling! Pad drilling I think would be an ideal way for us to get as much oil out more quickly at the highest profit and also least disruptive to the environment. A win for us and the environmentalists!
Pad drilling is a brilliant innovation that has revolutionized drilling by having many wells sprouting from one - horizontally. So with the same crew and equipment you can actuallly drill many wells.
A quote from a recent OP article on this all:
"Horizontal and directional wells are longer than vertical wells, allowing them to access more geologic formations that contain crude oil and natural gas, which increases those wells’ productivity,” the EIA noted."