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Field-development projects need to include and consider not only a static or dynamic subsurface characterization but also the production-­systems and facilities options, to trigger profitability and establish clear break­even thresholds.

Could the development of consistent practices be a critical first step on our journey toward achieving improvements in completion quality? The list of practices is quite long.  For sand-control applications, we could start with those activities that occur early in the design process.

The topic of “the cloud” has attracted significant attention throughout the past few years and, as a result, academics and trade journals have created several competing definitions of “cloud computing”.

Jason Norman’s search for components for an automated system to manage drilling fluids often begins with an online search.

There is no doubt that the 86,000-sq-mile Permian Basin, encompassing 52 counties in west Texas and eastern New Mexico, is experiencing a renaissance in drilling activity.

What gave rise to oil drilling in the Permian Basin—in particular the Spraberry trend area? Why now the focus on the various Wolfcamp plays?

Pioneer Natural Resources is a large independent oil and natural gas company, with resources throughout the US—in south Texas, the Rockies and Mid-Continental regions, the Barnett shale, and in Alaska’s Oooguruk field.

Question and Answer Interview with Ali Vezvaei

Advances in drilling and reaming with casing or liners (DwC, DwL, RwC, and RwL) are yielding unprecedented capabilities in well design and construction.

One of the most innovative recent advances in downhole drilling tool activation has been the introduction of mechanical extrusion technology, incorporating the use of rigid metal darts to improve the cycling and control of a variety of processes and devices.