Completions
Industry experts at URTeC assessed more than a decade of unconventional growth while discussing where productivity gains will come from next.
Chevron and Halliburton describe how they built and deployed the fully autonomous closed-loop fracturing system that enables subsurface-driven optimization.
Weatherford CEO Girish K. Saligram said the acquisition will bolster Weatherford’s completions offerings and unconventional reservoir capabilities.
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The paper presents a case study of fracture interaction mitigation in a multistage horizontal stimulation of an offshore Black Sea well. -
The paper describes the iterative process of development of a novel shear blade able to cut high-strength coiled tubing with 50% of the normal shear force.
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Using validated models, the authors provide a comparative analysis to determine the advantages of using natural gas foams relative to conventionally used slickwater, linear gel, and crosslinked fluid.
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This issue marks the debut of the Hydraulic Fracturing Operations feature in JPT. While hydraulic fracturing has long been a feature topic, this year, we are branching this major area of interest into both this feature and a Hydraulic Fracturing Modeling feature, which will appear in the November issue of the magazine.
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The authors have investigated the effect of perforation hole size, geometry, and shape on the coefficient-of-discharge value at ambient conditions and with backpressure, before and after sand erosion.
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The paper reviews 25 well interventions in fields in the Bolivian Sub-Andean Basin, which are remote and difficult to access. The producing zones include the country’s most challenging wells with depths of up to 26,000 ft.
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A growing volume of free data and reports from US shale fracturing test sites is available, with more on the way.
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SponsoredWell monitoring hasn’t been easy. But it’s something that has to be done. Remote oil and gas wells are notoriously difficult to monitor. But new technology may make them some of the most advanced sites out there.
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A major issue facing many production engineers is sand management. There are many obstacles equipment hasn’t historically been able to overcome and prolonged use is costly.
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A lot has been learned about shale, but those working to eke out oil from that ultratight rock still extract more value from data than physics.
