unconventional resources

PipeFractionalFlow, a spinoff startup from the University of Texas at Austin, uses new theories and equations to make modeling complex multiphase flow more affordable. A model recently developed offers operators an “independent and unbiased” way to validate the system and select candidate wells.

This well-established oilfield consultancy explains why 2020 might be a big year for the unconventional sector.

Senior Research Scientist and SPE Distinguished Lecturer Ian Walton uses a semianalytic shale gas production model to show that natural fractures, contrary to the intuitive beliefs of many, do not contribute significantly to production.

The effectiveness of delivering information about a new energy project to community stakeholders varies based on the method used; how a message is framed can affect individual opinions.

As interest in unconventional resources has grown in Europe, so have concerns about the potential environmental impacts of their development.

Drilling activity in US shale plays is slowing as operators encounter higher prices for labor, equipment, and services, and lower prices for the oil and gas produced.

One of the world’s leading energy watchers says the second shale revolution will come in the form of LNG exports.

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This paper presents an artificial-lift selection process to maximize the value of unconventional oil and gas assets.

Slug flow has made the life of an unconventional production engineer a bit complicated, but a new downhole technology may smooth things right out by solving some big artificial lift problems for the shale sector.