Completion
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January 2019
May you live in interesting times
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January 2019
Hits and misses
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December 18, 2018
The latest innovation from Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. is providing operators with higher efficiency plug-and-perf systems worldwide.
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October 29, 2018
Halliburton Company has released the Illusion Spire, the first fluid efficient dissolvable frac plug.
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October 03, 2018
Independent global completions service company Tendeka, has launched the MajiFrac Solution, a new portfolio of applications which aims to reduce water use and pumping time during completion operations in unconventional shale plays in the U.S.
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September 04, 2018
The dramatic increase in both the quantity of horizontal laterals and their length—often beyond 10,000 ft—has led companies to use high-capacity coiled tubing units for well completion and intervention work.
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August 23, 2018
Wood has secured a three-year extension to a framework agreement with Shell to continue to deliver completions management, certification software and support to its assets globally.
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March 21, 2018
SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that the SAH-2 well, on the Sebou permit (SDX 75% working interest) in Morocco has been completed and tested at a restricted rate on a 40/64-in. choke. The well achieved an average flowrate of conventional natural gas of 12.9 MMscfd, with a maximum flowrate during this test of 13.5 MMscfd.
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March 2018
Recycling produced water cuts disposal costs
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March 2018
Weatherford has developed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) cementing port collar that allows efficient cement placement, to help operators achieve a competent annular barrier in mature fields and narrow pressure-window environments.
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February 16, 2018
Foothills Exploration, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration company engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Rockies, reported today the successful drilling, completion and flow testing of the Stagecoach 111-20H horizontal well, now producing natural gas in commercial quantities.
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February 2018
Record laterals help feed new pipelines, plants
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February 2018
North American unconventional well completion designs have evolved dramatically in the last four years. Longer laterals and increased proppant loading have resulted in higher IPs and EURs. New geo-engineered completion designs are delivering superior production results compared to high-intensity PNP.
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February 2018
Reducing coating maintenance costs and headaches on new offshore platforms
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February 08, 2018
Weatherford International plc today announced the successful execution of a shallow-angle casing exit in Sakhalin Island, Russia, using the AccuView real-time remote support system.
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February 08, 2018
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced a 50% hike in 2018 spending in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to $250 million net to the Company on the back of higher revenues and regular export payments.
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January 2018
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) recently launched the Rolligon dry additive mix unit, which uses a custom-designed mixer to pre-mix the gel powder with water on the fly, giving optimum gel quaity even at high rates.
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January 2018
When formations in the northwestern Permian basin presented well integrity challenges and geological uncertainties, Tesco evaluated options for successfully reaching TD. Using casing while drilling, the company completed the job in less time and helped the operator learn how to save money on future wells in the region.
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January 2018
A HVFR polymer bridges the gap between slickwater and cross-linked fracs.
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January 2018
Improving oil prices have brought increased drilling and production, but also well control failures, due to reduced quality assurance and shortages of competent personnel. Embedding lessons learned from these events, along with integrated use of technology and specialized expertise, can mitigate well control risks.
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May 09, 2017
Rubicon Oilfield International has acquired Choice Completions Systems, a technology company specializing in downhole products for unconventional multi-stage completions.
