Definitions for "Dry hole"
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A well that either produces no oil or gas or yields too little to make it economic to produce.
A well drilled to a certain depth without finding commercially exploitable hydrocarbons.
is a well drilled without finding oil or gas in commercial quantities.
A well which does not yield gas and/or oil in quantity or condition to support commercial production.
A well that produces no oil or gas or does not produce it in sufficient quantities to be classed as a commercial well.
A well which has proved to contain no hydrocarbons.
a well that does not find oil or gas in commercial quantities. Definitions of commercial vary according to the costs of exploration. A shallow well in the old oil patch in the United States might be commercial when it can produce less than 10 barrels of oil per day, while an offshore well might not be commercial unless it produces several thousand barrels of oil per day.
A hole drilled that fails to find oil or gas in sufficient quantities to warrant completion as a producer.
A well that does not yield sufficient volumes of gas and/or oil to support commercial production.
An unsuccessful well. An exploratory or development well incapable of producing either oil or natural gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion.
drilling term – a condition that occurs when the drilling tools advance beyond the drilling mud. Typically caused by trying to drill too fast.
Any well that fails to discover oil or gas in paying quantities.
An unsuccessful well, drilled without finding commercial quantities of oil or gas.
Generally refers to any well that does not produce oil or gas in commercial quantities.
An unsuccessful well. Sometimes called a "Duster".
A drilled well hole that does not yield gas and/or oil quantities or condition to support commercial production; also applied to gas that has been produced and from which liquid components have been removed.
A well found to be incapable of producing oil or gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion.
A well found to be incapable of producing hydrocarbons in sufficient quantities such that proceeds from the sale of such production exceed production expenses and taxes.
A well that either finds no oil or gas, or finds too little to make it financially worthwhile to produce.
Any well that does not produce oil or gas in commercial quantities. A dry hole may flow water, gas, or even oil, but not enough to justify production.
Any exploratory or development well that does not find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
A well which has proved to be non-productive.
An exploratory well that doesn't find or strike any commercially feasible deposits of oil and/or gas.
An empty room or structure.