Long before it became the 46th state, oil was discovered in Oklahoma by happenstance while drilling for brine to extract salt–a fundamental necessity of pioneer life. Nearly 160 years later, the ...

AUSTIN, TX.–Operators and service firms are acutely aware that one of the key challenges of horizontal pad well architectures is avoiding interwell interference between parent wells and newly drilled ...

What pleases independent producers about the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) in southeastern Louisiana and the southwestern edge of Mississippi is not so much what the formation is, but rather what it ...

GOLDEN, CO.–While initial production rates are high from horizontal wells in ultratight oil formations, reservoir recovery factors are very low, averaging in the range of 5-10 percent. The low primary ...

AUSTIN, TX.–All geoscientists operate with a paradigm or working hypothesis on the nature of the subsurface in their project areas. Having a working model is imperative for predicting the nature and ...

HOUSTON–To optimize the economics of unconventional reservoir development, operators must maximize production by drilling horizontal “child” wells on reduced spacing to efficiently drain hydrocarbons ...

HOUSTON–With offshore development migrating into ever-deeper waters, the industry is relying on subsea technology to facilitate increased oil and gas recovery while lowering costs and improving safety ...

Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is one of the technologies that has received significant attention over the past several decades. Its advantages versus other enhanced oil recovery processes ...

TULSA–Optimal well designs vary by area and operator in unconventional plays, but drilling and completion trends generally favor longer lateral sections, more hydraulic fracturing stages, and greater ...

BERWYN, PA.—The paraffin content in produced U.S. crude oil can range from as low as 1% in South Louisiana to as high as 50% in the Altamont Field in Utah. Although paraffin-related production ...

HOUSTON–The rapid growth in production from unconventional resources has changed the dynamics of the global hydrocarbon commodities market significantly. It also has changed the nature of U.S.

Well sites have long pulsed with the rumbling engines from the trucks traditionally required to deliver the massive quantities of sand that modern completion designs require. These vehicles get the ...