Unconventional/complex reservoirs
This case study presents a procedure in which the operator compared production from wells with adjusted wettability to a control group, finding that the adjustments resulted in significant improvements in production and reductions in produced water.
This year’s selected papers showcase meaningful advances across condensate‑rich tight gas, tight sandstones, and coalbed methane reservoirs, each contributing new tools for improving predictability and field-development efficiency.
Output is rising fast in the South American shale play and putting Argentina on a course to soon reach 1 million B/D.
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The second plenary session at URTeC this week highlighted the stark reality of both knowns and unknowns oil companies must face in the race to a carbon-free future. -
Plenary panelists at URTeC offer possibilities as society looks to bridge today’s reality of hydrocarbon usage with tomorrow’s promise of carbon-free energy.
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Bidding is open for a 563-km natural gas pipeline that will expand the country’s natural gas transport capacity by 25%.
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New automated technology is making it possible to run pressure pumps for days on end.
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The authors describe the applicability of 110,000-psi yield-strength quench-and-tempered coiled tubing strings in high-pressure sour environments through implementation of a custom-fit coiled tubing integrity and risk-mitigation program.
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Upon closing, the newly combined oil company will boast 135,000 BOE/D and hold around 15 years’ worth of drilling locations in the Permian Basin.
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Oil companies would have to pay a premium for the hardware and services needed for rapid expansion. But is that likely?
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Producers in the biggest US oil basin have signaled that they intend to seize on $100/bbl oil prices.
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This paper summarizes the integrated technical learnings from the successful application of the installation of autonomous outflow control technology in a new long horizontal injector well.
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This paper will cover the most-common types of horizontal multistage fracturing completion systems, with a primary focus on unconventionals.
