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Idea to send:	Topic energy Content Establish incentives to run stripper oil wells with electrictiy generated by wind turbines located near the wells or oil fields. Stripper oil well production often uses more than one unit of power (in the form of electricity) to produce a unit of power in the form of hydrocarbons. The amount of electric power used in the oilfield to pump oil and dispose of saltwater is very large. By running these off of wind power this amount of coal burned to make electricity to run oil wells could be greatly reduced. Many stripper wells only run a few hours a day, so there would be little need to store much if any of the power. The wells would simply run when the wind blows. This seems to be something that could be endorsed by the oil industry as well as environmental interests.