Completions
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October 2018
Norway’s largest and longest pipeline, laid by the vessel Saipem Castorone, has reached Johan Sverdrup field.
Article
October 2018
21st century commercialization: Where are we now?
Article
October 2018
There is sand, and then there is sand
Article
September 2018
Slickwater systems tend to have low viscosity, which can attribute to difficulty with effectively suspending and transporting proppant in a fracture. Accordingly, a new, low-density proppant has been developed to enhance the transport capability in slickwater fluids and provide increased fracture conductivity.
Article
August 2018
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.
Article
August 2018
Executive viewpoint
Article
August 2018
Consent given to fracing first onshore, horizontal well in the UK
Article
August 2018
Innovative completion technology helps reduce break-even prices to keep operators afloat in the Permian basin
News
July 24, 2018
It didn’t take long on Monday for officials at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Houston to realize that attendance at the event will far exceed their expectations, with some technical session rooms swamped beyond capacity.
News
July 24, 2018
The adoption of new technologies for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and its impact on America’s growing shale sector, was a primary topic of discussion during Monday’s plenary session at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Houston, Texas.
Article
July 2018
Produced water reuse and frac fluid compatibility
Article
July 2018
Opening the Gen Z pipeline
Article
July 2018
On March 1, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The E&P industry is telling Congress and the administration that this is a bad idea. The real question is “Why Was Anyone Surprised?”
Article
July 2018
The Eagle Ford is enjoying a comeuppance, of sorts. Once left to pick up Permian basin leftovers, the unconventional elder has emerged as a veritable hedge against the bottleneck-induced price differentials of its high-flying neighbor to the immediate west.
News
June 14, 2018
“Technology is no longer the bottleneck, it’s the enabler,” said Matthias Heilmann, president and CEO of digital solutions at BHGE, at the company’s second Unify conference, held this week in Houston.
Article
June 2018
Proven completion technologies combine for an effective, elegant solution.
Article
May 2018
The ascension of dual-activity rig floors, which enable different operations to be conducted simultaneously in parallel, is credited with helping reduce offshore well delivery time.
Article
May 2018
Using AICDs in heavy oil fields can reduce water cut. As a case study shows, the viscosity difference between heavy oil and water provides a favorable mobility ratio well-suited to this technology, and increased oil production.
Article
April 2018
Offshore investments may still be slow to accelerate, but that hasn’t stopped companies from ramping up R&D efforts to create a safer, more efficient and more productive offshore industry.
Article
March 2018
The EPCI solution was just one of many engineering feats within the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Australia.
Article
March 2018
Recycling produced water cuts disposal costs
