Pad drilling

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	When multiple wells are drilled from the same pad, it is often referred to as '''pad drilling'''. Typically 6 or 8 [[Horizontal drilling|horizontal wells]] may stem from the same pad.		When multiple wells are drilled from the same pad, it is often referred to as '''pad drilling'''. Typically 6 or 8 [[Horizontal drilling|horizontal wells]] may stem from the same pad.
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		+	Typically the land required for a well pad is rectangular--usually about one half mile wide by two miles long with the pad itself positioned in the center of the rectangle.

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When multiple wells are drilled from the same pad, it is often referred to as pad drilling. Typically 6 or 8 horizontal wells may stem from the same pad.

Typically the land required for a well pad is rectangular--usually about one half mile wide by two miles long with the pad itself positioned in the center of the rectangle.