Unconventional/complex reservoirs
The events will be co-located 3–5 May 2027 at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas.
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.
This paper presents a novel approach to predict reservoir porosity by conditioning seismic data, calibrating seismic impedance inversion, and tailoring rock-physics analysis.
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The authors of this paper describe an underbalanced coiled-tubing drilling campaign in the operator’s onshore fields using a closed-loop system design. -
The authors describe a casing-leak-repair alternative to allow continued hydraulic fracturing of an unconventional formation.
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A dissolvable collet field tested in an unconventional completion led to an average running time of 32 minutes per stage in a vertical section and 19 minutes per stage in the horizontal section.
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Eagle Ford sees ‘surprising resurgence’ as buyers look to secure the play’s mature assets.
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The independent sells out of south Texas shale, while expanding its Permian presence in separate deals.
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SponsoredThis Q&A highlights the benefits of AI and ML to automate work flows and analyze data at a much faster rate—within minutes. These capabilities deliver a fit-for-basin approach designed specifically for US-centric work flows.
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Paraffin deposition on the meters measuring produced water volumes causes inaccurate readings. New technology solutions enable lasting accuracy in the place of routine maintenance that provides a temporary solution.
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Already a partner in the Cameron LNG export facility in southwest Louisiana, Mitsui now expands its US gas and LNG exports with an investment in upstream unconventional assets.
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Service company Liberty Energy has announced the formation of Liberty Power Innovations which will specialize in compressed natural gas.
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The Denver-based company bulks up its Permian position with the purchase of three EnCap Investment portfolio companies.
