# Managing Risk and Reducing Damage From Well Shut-Ins
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289
**Category:** Oil & Gas Field Operations
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289 "2020-04-30T21:50:09Z")
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### Author:  [@Forum\_Administrator](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Forum_Administrator)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289/1 "2020-04-30T21:50:09Z")
Shutting in wells for any reason has a risk of diminished flow when the wells are restarted. Damage to shut in oil and gas wells is discussed in detail here by professional petroleum engineers, brought to you by the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
> **[Managing Risk and Reducing Damage From Well Shut-Ins](https://pubs.spe.org/en/jpt/jpt-article-detail/?art=6971)**
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> A technical synopsis of major considerations for unconventional wells facing prolonged shut-ins. The review includes deciding factors for kill fluid selection and risks of incompatible fluid mixing.
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### Author:  [@RedHead](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/RedHead)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289/2 "2020-05-01T18:13:29Z")
The oil markets are the definition of boom and bust. OPEC can only plug the gap so much to realign supply with demand, so while unfortunate, shutting-in wells is the only choice for U.S. operators.
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### Author:  [@fjonesiv](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fjonesiv)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289/3 "2020-05-02T03:08:32Z")
Agreed. At the end of the day, all commodity markets must come into balance, whether in the short, medium, or long term. We don’t keep extracting or growing commodities to let them rot or sit in storage. The strong will survive, and well, the weak will, you know…
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### Author:  [@Forum\_Administrator](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Forum_Administrator)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/managing-risk-and-reducing-damage-from-well-shut-ins/57289/4 "2020-07-29T21:53:18Z")
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