Business/economics
The asset sale to an undisclosed buyer includes 360,000 net acres in Oklahoma.
Phase 1 of the lease agreements calls for 2D and 3D seismic over the blocks.
Evolution Well Services will deploy electric pressure pumping units for Northeast Natural Energy, which operates in the Marcellus Shale.
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The realization that we should not look at any individual aspect of how to estimate unconventional reserves and resources properly without considering its place in the project life cycle reflects a maturity within the industry. -
The implementation of the PRMS has contributed significantly to the understanding of the hydrocarbon-maturation process in the Netherlands.
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This paper presents methods for production forecasting that give reasonable post-treatment predictions that have been found to be useful for economic planning.
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Developing performance indicators that will provide meaningful comparisons across the wide variation in oil and gas platforms is important, since good indicators can drive optimal operations. But is is also complex.
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At the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference in Denver, discussion revolved around solving problems below ground and above ground.
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With the Bakken production rate surpassing an average of 1 million BOPD, the issue of crude transport by rail and its regulation has moved to the forefront.
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Booming US oil production is beginning to seep into international markets despite the country’s ban on oil exports. One sign of change was the departure in late July of a tanker from Texas City, Texas, with 400,000 bbl of liquid hydrocarbons bound for Asia, Reuters reported.
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Running a shale exploration and production operation requires a sharp focus on costs, but not all are measured the same.
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More than 21 billion bbl of light, sweet crude oil will be extracted over the lifetime of the Bakken and Three Forks shale plays, according to the latest projections from energy consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.
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Deepwater capital expenditure is expected to more than double compared to the previous 5 year period. Douglas-Westwood also expects a continued trend toward exploration in ultradeepwaters in depths greater than 2000 m.
