Unconventional/complex reservoirs
Operators struggle to understand proppant placement beyond the fracture, and that’s the information that could be the key to boosting EUR.
High-risk, high-reward projects focused on stimulation, enhanced recovery, and field-scale deployment are eligible under the DOE’s new UNLOCK initiative.
The Norwegian operators will collaborate on technology development, standardization, and well-stimulation solutions aimed at making tight oil and gas resources commercially viable in the NCS.
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The asset sale to an undisclosed buyer includes 360,000 net acres in Oklahoma.
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This study reveals how production-induced depletion and geomechanical stress changes influence child-well performance in the Midland Basin, combining coupled simulations and machine learning to guide optimal well spacing, timing, and placement for infill development.
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Evolution Well Services will deploy electric pressure pumping units for Northeast Natural Energy, which operates in the Marcellus Shale.
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Major increases in hydrocarbon production require both incremental and revolutionary technologies, industry leaders said during the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference.
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Enverus projects 2026 activity aimed at gaining access to gas along the Gulf coast and disaggregation of assets.
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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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This study integrates recently developed formation testing with advanced petrophysical logging to address limitations of traditional methods in volcanic breccia formations.
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This paper presents an automated workflow deployed for scheduling and validating steady-state production-well tests across more than 2,300 wells in the Permian Basin.
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This paper presents a multifaceted approach leveraging precise rig control, physics models, and machine-learning techniques to deliver consistently high performance in a scalable manner for sliding.
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This paper compares deep transient testing with drillstem testing in a high- and low-permeability gas reservoir, including test-selection implications and best practices.