To stop a producing oil and gas well from producing.

The disruption of natural gas supply at the wellhead. Most shut-ins are weather-related, such as when the crews of offshore producing platforms must be evacuated due to an approaching hurricane.

refers to a well which is suspended from production, usually for operational reasons, such as in order to build up pressure in the reservoir.

An oil or gas well which is inactive.

A well in which the valves in the production tree have been closed to cease production or injection operations on a well.

Natural gas that could be produced, but the production of which is curtailed due to state conservation orders (pro-rationing), unfavorable economics, lack of buyers at existing prices, failure of committed buyers to take natural gas or other reasons that result in natural gas not being produced.

Descriptive of a well that is capable of producing, but is not producing at the time.