Drilling/completion fluids

Sand management/control

Openhole Gravel-Pack in Depleted GOM Reservoirs Achieved With Alternative Approach

This paper discusses the successful execution of two openhole gravel-pack completions in two Gulf of Mexico fields with depleted reservoirs.

$The industry continues to refine its hydraulic-fracturing techniques. A recent paper highlights best practices in limited-entry perforating, perforation-cluster spacing and density, and oriented perforating that can yield more productive fractures. Source: Grand River/Getty Images.$

Completions

Evolving Perforation Strategies Improve Fracture Performance

As unconventional hydraulic fracturing matures, completions practices shift from art to engineering best practices.

Directional/complex wells

Varying Drilling-Fluids Properties Overcomes Drag in Offshore ERD Well

This paper establishes that the use of a dual-gradient fluid column during the running of large casing in an extreme-reach deepwater well is an effective method to overcome drag and enable the casing to reach total depth.