Completions
Article
November 2016
Five trends in well integrity (WI) for production operations have emerged, with significant implications for the industry’s future direction.
Article
November 2016
Companies in the news
News
October 28, 2016
In line with its commitment to continually reviewing and improving the safety and performance of all aspects of well practices on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), Oil & Gas UK has released new guidelines on wells with HPHT properties.
News
October 21, 2016
The era of the monster frac has arrived in North America, and Chesapeake Energy Corp. is singing its praises.
Article
October 2016
“Go long” typical game plan, as key players consolidate holdings
News
October 11, 2016
The estimated number of oil wells drilled and completed in the third quarter of 2016 remained relatively unchanged from the previous quarter at 2,285, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said.
Article
October 2016
New products and services
News
October 11, 2016
Subsea technology company Optime Subsea Services AS is set to merge with engineering house Telemark Technologies AS to fast track its cost-saving subsea installation solution to the global oil and gas market.
News
September 29, 2016
Packers Plus Energy Services developed a unique completion design that helped to significantly increase stage counts and pump rates to stimulate more pay zone over previous wells for an operator in British Columbia's Montney formation.
News
September 26, 2016
Reactive Downhole Tools, a supplier of lower completion systems, has completed an oil swellable packer installation in the Middle East for a major operator in Abu Dhabi. At 19,000 m, it’s the longest liner of this size deployed by all parties to date, and a world record for the liner type.
News
September 21, 2016
World Oil’s annual HPHT Drilling, Completions & Production Conference got underway this morning with keynote speaker Greg Kusinski, of Chevron ETC.
News
September 20, 2016
Endeavor Management has opened participation in its latest joint industry project (JIP)—Best Practices for Shale Completion Operations.
Article
September 2016
A study in the Eagle Ford shale assessed the challenges associated with cluster efficiency in horizontal plug-and-perf treatments, as well as the application and methodology of using a diverter. Production was analyzed to validate the diverter’s performance, and fiber-optic data provided subsurface insight to validate diversion effectiveness.
Article
September 2016
As the industry targets deeper formations in developing unconventional plays, completion system capabilities continue to reach new heights. The goal is to design HPHT technologies optimized for horizontal wells that increase initial production rates and cumulative production to maximize return on investment.
News
September 12, 2016
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), released Monday, now includes a supplement that provides monthly estimates of the number of DUCs in the seven key oil and natural gas producing regions covered by the report.
News
September 08, 2016
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the jack-up rig Mærsk Gallant with Maersk Oil.
News
September 08, 2016
Weatherford has won two large contracts with a supermajor operator for sand screens and for upper completions products, including gas-lift equipment, chemical-injection equipment, subsurface safety valves (SSVs) and downhole measurement tools.
News
August 31, 2016
Packers Plus Energy Services helped an operator stimulate a formation with an openhole multi-stage ball-drop system in Argentina's Loma La Lata field 30 times faster compared to a traditional plug-and-perf method.
News
August 31, 2016
D&L Oil Tools’ quality management system has been granted API’s Q1 Certification and their packers and bridge plug products now possess API 11D1 Monogram licenses
News
August 26, 2016
Lucas Energy, Inc., has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CATI Operating, LLC, entered into an agreement with its senior lender, as evidenced by a promissory note, to borrow $1 million, effective August 15, 2016. The company plans to use the funds to participate in the drilling and completion of certain Eagle Ford wells.
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August 23, 2016
Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. has announced that it has recently worked with operator Dubai Petroleum Establishment to install and successfully stimulate an offshore carbonate reservoir using an open hole multi-stage ball-drop system.
