Unconventional/complex reservoirs
Major increases in hydrocarbon production require both incremental and revolutionary technologies, industry leaders said during the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference.
Enverus projects 2026 activity aimed at gaining access to gas along the Gulf coast and disaggregation of assets.
The all-stock transaction will create one of the largest shale producers in the US, anchored by a major Delaware Basin position.
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An engineered approach to fracture growth in hydraulic fracturing highlights the successful execution of H2S prevention strategies in North Dakota’s Williston Basin. -
This paper describes a revamped methodology for field-development strategy formulation, particularly for marginal hydrocarbon resources, by shifting the mindset toward designing with an aim to value in order to improve project viability.
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The authors of this paper present an advanced dual-porosity, dual-permeability (A-DPDK) work flow that leverages benefits of discrete fracture and DPDK modeling approaches.
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This paper adds to ongoing research in hydrogen storage, focusing on efficient extraction of hydrogen to be stored potentially in depleted unconventional formations.
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This study presents a novel approach to screen thermally stable surfactants at high pressures and high temperatures for the explicit purpose of wettability alteration in the operator’s Eagle Ford acreage.
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The authors of this paper develop an integrated technical approach that can be used to unlock one of the largest undeveloped resources in an operator’s portfolio.
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A recent wave of megadeals is weighing on the mind of many oil and gas executives in Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana.
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The deal will quadruple Tokyo Gas' natural gas production volumes from the Haynesville Shale.
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Houston-based Occidental said that one reason it is buying private producer CrownRock is to gain more access to the deep, relatively untapped Barnett formation.
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A case study presented at ATCE took medical science to a new low—into the depths of the Permian Basin for application to downhole reservoir drainage diagnostics.
