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I am by no means a qualified expert in the oilfield. I do provide instrumentation on drilling rigs though and here alot about all aspects. I can some it up quickly I believe.....Oil is generally locked up in sand type material. This is carbon remains from very old life years ago. Drilling rigs are contracted by operators such as your favorite gasoline company. The drilling rig is told how they wish to drill a hole into the ground at usually around $100k per day here in the Gulf. There are MANY people involved in this process requiring real time data on their holes activity. Many job related specialists are on location inspecting drilling fluids and rock formations underground. Once they reach to belive their target depth there are tests performed to see is their "hole" is production worthy. Many holes are not, leaving the operator with millions of dollars to account for an empty hole....it is nothing more than an empty hole. The holes here on the east (GulfCoast north to New York) run from 4000 feet to 26000 feet depending on location. Production pipe is run from the well to a storage well or production facility. There are many storage wells capable of holding tremendous amounts of oil and gas underground....probably near where you live. Its a fascinating job at times.....sorry I pasted a wall and didnt truly answer your question.

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