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As shale operators look for ways to survive amid the current downturn in oil prices, accelerating the refracturing of older horizontal wells is turning into one of the most attractive options.

The Asia Pacific region is expected to be the fastest-growing region in deepwater development in the next 5 years.

During the 10-year period between 2003 and 2013, Mexico drilled 30 deep- and ultradeepwater wells in water depths ranging from 512 to 2900 m.

Europe’s largest onshore oil field, the Patos-Marinza in southern Albania, has been given a new lease on life after seeing production soar from 600 B/D just over a decade ago to more than 20,000 B/D this year.

The oil market continues to wind itself through a period of oversupply and battles over global market share, with no short-term solution apparently in sight.

The drillstem test (DST) is one of the oldest methods used to test a formation’s capability to produce hydrocarbons.

Questions posed by 2015 SPE President Helge Hove Haldorsen

There is no question that deepwater production will play a very important part in meeting the world’s future energy demand.

West Africa has seen a significant shift in drilling activity, mainly in deep water. Many of the major international operators are carrying out important ­exploration-and-development activities there.

Nearly 350 people gathered at the Omni Interlocken Resort outside of Denver for the 2015 SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference—Americas. The conference carried the theme “Striving for HSE Excellence—It Takes All of Us.”