shale

The most read stories reflect interest in the digital transformation, the energy transition, and shale operations.

Oil and gas extraction using water has opened up new hydrocarbon resources. However they can produce four times more salty water byproduct than oil. Desalination in shale gas and polymer-flood EOR remain niche markets for lowering cost and improving production.

The large independent says while it is proud of its origins and history, it must make a move to attract new investment and be seen more as an oil producer than a gas producer.

Technology startups are breathing new life into an old industry with advanced software and emerging chemistry solutions. Learn about some of the names earning the most attention from the industry's venture capital groups.

Oil prices rose on the news that Saudi Arabian production was disrupted by aerial attacks. The massive outage might may boost US exports to new highs.

Not all friction reducers are created equal. With dozens of varieties on the market, industry research suggests that oil and gas companies be choosy.

If you can see it, then maybe you can control it. This sums up the latest quest that the unconventional engineering community embarked upon to get a better understanding of proper well spacing and how fractures really interact.

“The Ohio Health Registry is really an attempt to collect the contacts of people who live close enough to any aspect of shale development that they might be affected,” said Deborah Cowden, a family physician who started the effort.

The Unconventional Resources Technology Conference is like visiting an oilfield theme park for engineers and geoscientists. This year those traveling to the conference for a glimpse of what is possible in exploration and production will also focus on ways to improve short-term profitability.

The new milestone was reached less than a year after the country surpassed 11 million B/D last summer, and is driven by activity in the Permian Basin and new fields in the Gulf of Mexico.