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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The service giant shares how its new technology can sense rock properties 50 ft ahead of the bit in horizontal wells. -
Secondary and tertiary efforts are critical for sustaining the productive lives of unconventional plays.
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Viper Energy is acquiring Sitio Royalties Corp. and its more than 25,000 net acres of royalty interests across major US shale plays.
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Extensive acreage overlap and existing operational collaboration drove the acquisition decision.
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Best practices are not static; they evolve alongside advancements that redefine what is achievable.
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This paper provides details of a pilot study conducted on multiple wells, showcasing the potential of a novel biotechnology in Bakken enhanced oil recovery.
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This work proposes a method to interpret far-field strain-change and pressure data to quantify fracture connectivity and properties at the cluster level.
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This paper extends an integrated two-scale continuum model that contemplates mass, momentum, and energy changes to study the acid-stimulation process in complex carbonate acid-stimulation systems with the development of fracture and vug networks.
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The authors of this paper write that autonomous outflow-control devices can positively affect matrix acidizing by providing the best possible conformance.
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Data mining techniques are unlocking new insights from the performance of thousands of Bakken wells. This article explores how those insights are helping refine completion optimization.
