Fracturing/pressure pumping
The newly formed SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section is working on a project to identify a set of best practices for completions engineers. Once completed, they will be accessible to the entire SPE technical community.
Mixing dry polymer powder and water to make friction reducer as needed during fracturing can cut the cost of the additive and the testing of whether a drastically simplified recipe performs as well as more-complex mixes.
This paper analyzes several configurations of convolutional neural networks suited for predicting upscaled fracture permeabilities and shape factors required to close a dual porosity/dual permeability model.
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Using electricity to run oilfield operations is supposed to make everything better, but just getting the power needed is a challenge. -
The obsession with better hydraulic fracturing has steadily pushed on shale production in year one, but the decline remains steep. Chemistry could help explain, and perhaps extend, the short productive life of these wells.
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SponsoredExtended reach wells provide access to otherwise inaccessible areas, improve production and reduce footprint. Advancements in completion technology allow producers to eliminate coiled tubing, perforation guns and milling out operations to lower project risks, costs, and environmental impact.
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Incremental gains are not always celebrated, but as two of the biggest oil producers in the US show, they nonetheless can net unrealized savings and new efficiencies.
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The combined company will have a strengthened position in the Permian Basin, and plans to operate 17 hydraulic fracturing fleets in the region.
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SponsoredAmong the industry’s shortest and most advanced dissolvable frac plugs, Stinger delivered big to this Howard County, TX operator with time and cost savings.
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SponsoredAmong the industry’s shortest and most advanced dissolvable frac plugs, Stinger delivered big to this Howard County, TX operator with time and cost savings.
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California denied 21 oil drilling permits in July in the latest move toward ending hydraulic fracturing in a state that makes millions from the petroleum industry but is seeing widespread drought and more dangerous fire seasons linked to climate change.
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A 2-year study of a formation used for saltwater disposal in the Bakken may hold promise of decreasing the pressurization of the formation and increasing the reuse of the briny produced water.
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When fracturing, simply shooting all the perforations at the same spot in the casing can offer increased production at a low cost.
