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Managing an unconventional asset requires the proper analysis of large amounts of data. How can unconventional asset operators utilize data processing technologies commonly used in other industries?

Chuck Matula, SPE, Shashi Rajagopalan, SPE, and Lyle Lehman, SPE, founded Shale 2.0, a data analytics company focused on the improvement of completion strategies for oil and gas operators. Matula was previously an officer at ThruBit, cofounder and owner of Quantico Energy Solutions, and held executive positions at Weatherford and Halliburton. He is a graduate of Texas…

C. Susan Howes, SPE, was appointed vice president of engineering at Subsurface Consultants and Associates. She will be responsible for maintaining the technical quality standards for the company’s recruitment, consultancy, and training services. Howes began her career at Anadarko and held a variety of engineering positions in reservoir engineering, operations, mergers…

An analysis studied whether a well's toe could be affecting the production performance.

Multilayered metal-mesh screens (MMSs) are widely used as standalone screens for sand control in unconsolidated formations. It is often found that screens with the same filter-layer nominal rating perform differently.

This paper presents a combined experimental and numerical-modeling study on sand-screen performance. The objective is to develop an improved methodology for optimal sand-screen-aperture selection by addressing some of the limitations present in existing sand-retention tests.

In this paper, gravel-pack pore size is evaluated further by use of the permeability of the gravel pack and other methods. A new sizing method is proposed that is based on the effective formation size and the gravel-pack pore size.

Past experiences with problematic situations often drive the decision-making process, and while experience may be helpful, it can also lead to the development of biases that hamper an organization’s ability to manage dynamic environments such as unconventional projects.

One study is showing that when pumping a proppant into a fracture, a little bit of extra effort might increase performance.

Although global crude oil production has declined in some regions since the collapse in oil prices began, and there have been massive cuts in company spending, world output has remained stubbornly resilient