After a well is drilled and completed, oil and gas flow to the surface through production tubing and surface equipment. Output starts high, then declines over time.
Production phases include primary flow, possible secondary recovery like waterfloods, and, in some fields, tertiary EOR. LOE, decline rates, product mix, and realized prices determine netbacks and distributions to investors.
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