Completions
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July 2021
Hydraulic fracturing test sites in the Permian basin and Eagle Ford shale will conduct research to enhance the environment, improve safety and increase production.
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July 2021
HCUs have improved the drill-out metrics in high-pressure and extended-lateral wells since entering the Permian in 2019. With increasing well complexity, operators began using this new HCU technology as a safe, viable way to complete Midland and Delaware basin wells.
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May 2021
An expanding isolation system provides operators with the next generation of cased-hole and open-hole wellbore isolation completions technology while delivering versatility and superior anchoring.
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May 2021
A robust set of best practices ensures that each system reaches the planned TD. These best practices are particularly important in shallow wells to maintain safe, efficient operations.
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May 2021
A Permian basin operator applies a purpose-built completions interpretation platform to successfully develop three infill wells and realize up to 20% cost- savings on future completions designs.
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April 2021
Despite a modest reduction in the DUC inventory, there are still 7,086 wells waiting on completion. With the industry in disarray, it has become increasingly likely that many of these horizontal boreholes may never be completed.
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March 2021
A noise-immune hybrid electro-optical technology enables reliable real-time downhole data transmission and continuous electrical power delivery for coiled tubing operations. The result is improved efficiency in conventional CT applications and in an expanding array of interventions.
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November 2020
The limited knowledge of impact of salt-induced loads on structural integrity often leads to overly conservative well design. To gain insight into these phenomena, engineers conducted a series of full-scale tests to fully understand collapse resistance.
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October 2020
World Oil talks with PESA President Leslie Beyer about the key issues facing the sector in 2020 and beyond.
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October 2020
A new solution offers tool-free, 8-min. setup and reduces NPT in multi-well pad operations, thereby yielding more drilling time and lowering costs.
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October 2020
Continuous innovation in liner hanger development assists operators in overcoming liner installation and hanger integrity challenges.
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September 2020
Gel Strength Development is critical in the evaluation of completion cement slurry design. This article explores the evolution of both the Mechanical and Acoustic laboratory test methods for gel strength testing.
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September 2020
The future lies in integrating the drilling, completion and production phases. This life-of-well approach will deliver the next-generation well intelligence needed to reduce the cost of asset ownership, while maximizing profitability.
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April 2020
The three Railroad commissioners are faced with what may be the major decision of their professional lives—whether to prorate or not. And, in tandem, the fate of many industry companies and individuals’ jobs could be hanging in the balance.
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January 2020
The evolution of frac plugs has helped producers go to new lengths, while reducing operational time and risk. Case studies, onshore and offshore, confirm that these advancements are saving operators money.
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January 2020
Into the brink
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November 2019
Improved disclosure of how type curves are created in shale basins will increase user understanding of the quality and reliability of these estimates, to make better-informed decisions.
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November 2019
A plug-and-perf completion system increases stages per day to cut time on location and lower well costs.
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November 2019
A newly developed outflow control device for steam injection was introduced successfully during a field trial for heavy oil production in Alberta, Canada.
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September 2019
The power of water
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August 2019
The caliche roads cutting through the blackbrush and mesquite of the South Texas brush country are a bit less congested of late, as Eagle Ford drilling and completion activity dips in what is ranked among the most profitable of the unconventional plays.