Monthly Features
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Drilling experts recently shared candid views on what will be required for their segment of the upstream business to move to the next stage of development. -
EQT is benchmarking its way to basin-leading productivity and relying on partnerships and new technology to turn KPIs into operational reality. -
This case study from Italian technology developer Sentris highlights the effectiveness of using sensors during pigging operations to optimize cleaning efficiency. -
Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box. -
Ian Phillips is the nominee for 2028 SPE President. He and six others make up the new slate of nominees recommended for positions open on the SPE International Board of Directors. -
Two examples from ONGC show how supervised AI-driven automation scaled well modeling across hundreds of offshore wells, saving more than 1,000 engineering hours.
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Since 2008, Pennsylvania has seen a dramatic shift away from conventional drilling. For that year, 4,511 conventional and 300 unconventional wells were drilled. -
Ever since its pioneer Renz No. 1 well, recompleted to target the Marcellus shale in October 2004, Range Resources has led trends in the play’s activity. If this holds true, the Marcellus is in for a surge in liquids-rich development.
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Oil companies and governments in the Middle East set their sights on technology advancements.
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How Saudi Aramco exceeded scheduling expectations for one of the largest engineering projects in the world.
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When he was young, Yu-Shu Wu, saw the powerful effect that cold can have on rocks. “I was born and raised in the coldest part of China in the winter. There were a lot of fractures on the surface—you see big fractures everywhere,” said Wu
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A key argument for fracturing without water is that the water left behind causes damage that reduces long-term production.
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What was once an emerging technology in the US has become the growth engine for oil and gas production globally, and the napalm-based mix that was used then looks like an anachronism.
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The Golden State’s Monterey formation has been garnering a great deal of attention as a possible emerging liquids-rich shale resource that not only rivals plays such as the Bakken and Eagle Ford but towers above them in potential.
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The thick, siliceous, highly tectonically fractured, organic-rich formation known as the Monterey is widely considered to be the primary source rock for hydrocarbons throughout California
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