1.   Computer imaging has given new life to older oilfields, enabling many companies to find deposits near existing wells and then tap them with horizontal drilling and other means.

2.   Engler says the bill would have no effect on drilling because the existing wells do not have Corps permits and only the state has the authority to issue them.

3.   He wanted to build a better water system, because existing wells were uncertain to yield clean water.

4.   Horizontal drilling equipment lets producers drill at angles from deep within existing vertical wells.

5.   Most use existing wells for their water supply.

6.   Seven existing wells would not be affected.

7.   The joint venture will involve the pooling of gas reserves and production from existing wells.

8.   Betselem said Israel restricts Palestinian water use by preventing them from drawing from some existing wells and drilling new ones.

9.   The company is awaiting approval from state environmental officials to withdraw water from two existing wells at the Morton Township site.

10.   The initial phase of the project includes the workover of three existing wells and the drilling of three additional wells.