Unconventional/complex reservoirs
The acquisition adds 2.1 Bcf/D of production and pipeline infrastructure in Texas and Louisiana.
The new assessment also estimates 28.3 Tcf of technically recoverable gas in the Woodford and Barnett shales.
Operators are turning to new gas-lift and nanoparticle-fluid technologies to drive up production rates.
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This paper describes the application of an underbalanced coiled tubing technology in tight sandstones, using an integrative approach that incorporates petrophysical, geophysical, and reservoir engineering data. -
Rising natural gas production plus not enough takeaway capacity equals one big headache for west Texas producers
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The Houston-based independent will become the top producer in the Eagle Ford Shale with an output of 400,000 BOE/D and is eyeing 1,000 wells to refracture.
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The acquisition of SilverBow Resources gives Crescent Energy a pro forma output of 250,000 BOE/D.
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The new award accompanies the creation of an unconventional drilling subsidiary and potential equity deals with SLB and Patterson-UTI.
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Operators are turning the tide on the Lower Tertiary trend with increasingly large stimulations that are also pushing the limits of offshore technology.
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Matthew Bryant has spent years trying to convince engineers that the API proppant testing standard has significant limitations. And he may well be right.
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Losing drill-hungry independent and private companies in the region to robust M&A will mean an activity slowdown that is expected to impact volumes coming from the nation’s largest oil field.
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This paper describes the technical challenges of drilling and running casing in superlaterals in the Vaca Muerta unconventional play.
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This paper describes a foamed cement solution designed and implemented to cement shallow intermediate casing strings in a heavy oil play in Northeast Alberta.
