ref_wellbore_status

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kind	description	status
proposed	The status of a wellbore from conception to either regulatory approval or commencement of drilling.	current
permitted	A wellbore that has been granted regulatory approval to drill but has not yet been spudded. (PIDD 1/25/93 #P0003884)	current
drilling	The status of a wellbore in which drilling operations are ongoing.	current
drilling suspended	The status of a wellbore in which drilling operations are suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities.	current
active	A completed wellbore that has ongoing activity. A wellbore that is producing is active. A wellbore that is injecting materials is active.	current
suspended	A wellbore whose operations have been suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities.	current
temporarily abandoned	A wellbore whose operations have been terminated temporarily in a manner that precludes immediate resumption of activities.	current
abandoned	The status of a wellbore in which drilling, completion, and production operations have been permanently terminated. (PIDD #P0000001, modified)	current
plugged and abandoned	Also abbreviated P&A. An abandoned well whose wellbores have been plugged in such a way or manner as to prevent the migration of oil, gas, salt water, or other substance from one stratum to another.	current
plugged	The wellbore has been plugged back at least to the point where it coincides with another wellbore.	provisional
partially plugged	The wellbore has been plugged from the bottom, but only partially to the point where it intersects another wellbore.	provisional

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