Stonebridge Operating Company

Stonebridge Operating Company is an Oil and Gas company located in Fleming, OH. It is an independent operator of roughly 1,000 wells in over 6 Southeastern Ohio counties. Primary operations consist of welltenders, service rig operators and hands, roust crews, general administration and engineering staff. Injection well disposal, oil extraction, and gas extraction are the main areas in which Stonebridge Operating Company has set its focus..One application is waste water disposal, in which treated waste water is injected into the ground between impermeable layers of rocks to avoid polluting fresh water supplies or adversely affecting quality of receiving waters. Injection wells are usually constructed of solid walled pipe to a deep elevation in order to prevent injectate from mixing with the surrounding environment.Injection wells are widely considered to be the best method for disposal of treated waste water. Unlike outfalls or other direct disposal techniques, injection wells utilize the earth as a filter to further clean the treated wastewater before it reaches the receiving water.

Extracting crude oil normally starts with drilling wells into the underground reservoir. When an oil well has been tapped, a geologist will note its presence.Often many wells (called multilateral wells) are drilled into the same reservoir, to ensure that the extraction rate will be economically viable. Also, some wells (secondary wells) may be used to pump water, steam, acids or various gas mixtures into the reservoir to raise or maintain the reservoir pressure, and so maintain an economic extraction rate.During the primary recovery stage, reservoir drive comes from a number of natural mechanisms. These include: natural water displacing oil downward into the well, expansion of the natural gas at the top of the reservoir, expansion of gas initially dissolved in the crude oil, and gravity drainage resulting from the movement of oil within the reservoir from the upper to the lower parts where the wells are located. Recovery factor during the primary recovery stage is typically 5-15%.While the underground pressure in the oil reservoir is sufficient to force the gas and oil to the surface, all that is necessary is to place a complex arrangement of valves on the well head to connect the well to a pipeline network for storage and processing.An oil, gas or mineral lease is an important legal document that defines the relationship between the Lessor - the landowner (or the owner of the mineral rights) and the Lessee - the party interested in producing/extracting the oil, gas or other minerals. The lease defines the rights, privileges and responsibilities of both parties. There is no 'standard' lease. Landowners should seek professional assistance in reviewing the lease terms prior to signing a lease because provisions contained in leases offered by Lessees may be unfamiliar. Virtually any lease provision offered is negotiable.