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Bernard J. Duroc-Danner has stepped down as chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and president at Weatherford. Duroc-Danner had served in those positions since 27 May 1998. He joined the company in May 1987 to initiate the startup of EVI's oilfield service and equipment business. He was elected EVI's president in January 1990 and CEO in May 1990. He serves on the …

Drillstring vibration is a leading cause of downhole-tool failure and premature wear of downhole equipment.

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality recently concluded that hydraulic fracturing operations were not the likely cause of well water contamination in a small town.

Sourcing water for large multifracture stimulations in west Texas is a well-known constraint on oil and gas activities in the area. A 6-month pilot operation demonstrated that produced-water reuse is technically feasible and can be a cost-effective solution.

A team of oil and gas consultancy companies have formed a collaborative program aimed at offering integrated support for operators looking to retire redundant facilities without in-house overhead.

For nanotechnology-based drilling fluids, acceptance means proving they can outperform other drilling fluids. Initial results have been encouraging enough to move toward commercialization.

Wood Group appointed Jan Dell as vice president of clean energy. Dell has more than 20 years' experience in the energy, industrial, water, and climate sectors. Prior to joining Wood Group, she held senior strategy and management positions with AECOM, CH2M Hill, and ConocoPhillips, where she led global energy and industrial project developments incorporating sustainabl…

This paper summarizes the benefits of using a bipolymer crosslinking system in environments where water quality cannot be guaranteed. It also demonstrates the yielded cost savings per well that are achievable when reusing 100% produced or flowback water for hydraulic fracturing.

Water production normally increases as fields mature, and two main ways exist to deal with the produced water. One is to dispose of the produced water into dedicated disposal wells. The other is to reinject the produced water for pressure maintenance or sweep efficiency.

With the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement as a cochair of the steering committee, SPE held a 2-day summit in April to discuss the development and implementation of an industrywide safety-data sharing framework.