Issue: August 2018
Special Focus
Innovative completion technology helps reduce break-even prices to keep operators afloat in the Permian basin
Efficiently completing horizontal wells in tight formations is key to a project’s economic success. In the Permian basin, laterals are typically stimulated in zoned stages, using plug-n-perf techniques and hydraulic fracturing. When planning a perforation design, it is important to optimize several key factors to ensure results match expectations.
A new sulfide scale control, frac-pack additive solved a Permian basin operator’s severe production impairment during start-up, and initial frac-fluid return, in 50-stage, hydraulically stimulated, 15,000-ft horizontal Spraberry formation wells.
Features
Further expansion of oil output in the Permian basin is dependent on a number of pipelines being built or expanded. Here is a rundown of the status of various pipeline projects in the region.
In U.S. shale fields, operators are attempting to improve infill well performance. In the Eagle Ford, child wells now account for about 75% of new completions. Infill drilling is ramping up in the Permian, which hosts half of all U.S. drilling.
An advanced sucker rod coupling is optimizing virtually every aspect of rod lift efficiency, and increasing productivity in unconventional plays.
A two-year R&D drilling program addresses a new onshore paradigm, enhances performance and improves economics.
From the early days of dynamite to advanced well control systems, significant advances have been made in fire suppression and blow out prevention in the oil and gas industry.
Use of simulation twins can protect floating assets during hurricane season.
Despite ongoing conflict throughout West Africa, the region’s energy sector continues to make progress toward becoming a leading global oil and gas supplier.
Collaboration is the driving force of the global oil and gas industry, as it faces mounting pressure to increase efficiencies, maximize production and streamline processes, both offshore and onshore.
Columns
Consent given to fracing first onshore, horizontal well in the UK
A mixed bag
A.I. is just that, artificial— don’t make it a deity
Sensing doubts
Into the weeds
Executive viewpoint
Philippe Herve: Guiding the point of sail for AI in oil and gas
Entrepreneurial spirit
News & Resources
After successfully drilling the Arsaga 25-2 exploration well, Petro River Oil Corp. announced the discovery of its largest oil field to date.
Crude benchmarks posted four straight weekly declines in July, despite an unexpected halt of Saudi shipments after an attack on two of its oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has named Mitch Ingram, formerly executive V.P., international and deepwater operations and project management, to the post of executive V.P., international, deepwater and exploration.
Danos has been awarded a contract by Shell Exploration and Production Company to provide coatings for Shell’s deepwater Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Plenty-brand screw and vane pumps from SPX Flow are engineered to pump heavy viscous fluids, and are ideal for forced lubrication of rotating machinery and fuel transfer processes.
