Unconventional/complex reservoirs
This paper presents a study of trapped-torque incidents during drillpipe connection, highlighting contributing factors and root causes and proposing prevention and mitigation measures for these transient events.
In this study, a method was developed to analyze the effects of drilling through transitions on bit-cutting structures and construct an ideal drilling strategy using a detailed drilling model.
Technology developers expect the tight-oil industry to give lightweight proppants another look after the Permian Basin’s biggest operator becomes an adopter.
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Unconventional reservoirs bear a unique perplexity in that, at every scale, they are different from their conventional counterparts and even one another. This month’s selection of papers is all about those differences. -
The acquisition underscores the rapid rise of the unconventional oil play in northeastern Utah that producers claim offers better margins than the Permian Basin.
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Pilots and papers are plentiful, but the shale sector has no big enhanced oil recovery projects to speak of. It may just have to stay that way for a while.
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Operators tell an audience at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference how a hybrid expandable liner system and machine-learning-based analysis improve the bottom line.
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After another year of significant consolidation in the US shale sector, Enverus has released its annual list of the nation's largest private exploration companies.
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Machine learning is refining gas lift production optimization with scalable automated workflow.
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The Permian’s produced-water challenge presents an opportunity for innovation to pave the way toward a more sustainable future for the industry.
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The Dallas-based tight oil producer will gain 33,500 acres and approximately 25,500 BOE/D from the latest deal to reshape the US shale sector.
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Hunt Energy Network invested $10 million into Quidnet to help scale up the company’s concept for geopressured energy storage to the tune of 300 MW.
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