Fracturing/pressure pumping
US shale producers have stepped up their use of simultaneous fracturing techniques to cut costs and accelerate well delivery.
Field examples from the Bakken Shale and Permian Basin illustrate the benefits of deploying polymer-coated and uncoated scale inhibitors in unconventional wells.
Natural gas-powered electric fleets look to pave the way for the next generation of power generation.
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The authors of this paper demonstrate that future produced-water management and scale-mineral control may need to consider the sequential exposure effect of steel, cement, and shale on fluid chemistry and mineral precipitation. -
Pennsylvania children living near unconventional oil and gas developments at birth were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia between the ages of 2 and 7 than those who did not live near this oil and gas activity, after accounting for other factors that could influence cancer risk, a novel study from the Yale School of Public Health finds.
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Devon, Shell, and SM Energy offer some of their latest learnings from recent independent subsurface diagnostics projects. Their work underscores why this arena of technology has become a cornerstone for hydraulic-fracture design in tight-rock reservoirs.
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This paper describes a new intelligent dosing technology to reduce liquid loading in an unconventional tight gas reservoir.
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The key element of hydraulic-fracture modeling is the prediction of the generated fracture geometries. Research conducted over the years has trickled down predictive software. Nevertheless, the ability to design optimal fracture treatments is hampered, as we cannot “see” the subsurface.
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Second-quarter earnings for the three biggest oilfield service companies arrived with some new takes on where the market is headed.
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SponsoredCatalyst Energy Services’ innovative technology lowers CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions up to 40% and reduces waste up to 99% without sacrificing production output.
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Another day, another deal for ProFrac.
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Hitting the next well during fracturing happens all the time. Predictably doing that on a large scale in granite looks a lot harder.
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New automated technology is making it possible to run pressure pumps for days on end.
