Fit-for-purpose rig
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Fit-for-purpose rigs have a streamlined design optimized for drilling multiple wellbores using a single well pad. This is called pad drilling. It reduces the impact on the environment as much as possible, because multiple-wells from a single pad can target larger areas the underlying environmentally delicate surface areas. Generally, pad drilling can be done with a much smaller surface footprint.
