Hydraulic Fracturing

Chevron Corp. plans to increase Permian Basin production by about 10% this year from 2021 levels, among the biggest growth forecasts yet from any of America’s top shale producers.

Exploration: Not dead

Increased industry demand for lower emissions, improved operational efficiency and reliability, and competitive capital cost structure, all call for innovative thinking in hydraulic equipment design and engineering. Direct-drive turbine technology has been proven to take up the challenges.

How to implement an effective microbial control program to safeguard oilfield operations, optimize hydrocarbons and strengthen productivity.

Harnessing the digital oil field and building fit-for-purpose business analytics allows E&Ps and service companies to navigate market forces, manage the energy transition, automate processes, contain costs, reduce carbon footprint, and deliver better wells in less time.

Far Field Diversion Strategies - Presented by DiverterPlus: Advances in far field diverter materials and deployment strategies have enabled more consistency and greater efficacy in controlling fracture geometry to optimize production and/or minimize cross-well communication during hydraulic fracturing treatments. Employing simple laboratory techniques to determine the proper material composition can greatly improve the performance and economics of far field diverter with minimal impact on operations, while yielding measurable production improvements. Flowback Aids Case Study Unearths Hidden Benefits - Presented by Stepan Oilfield Solutions: The use of flowback aids in hydraulic fracturing is not a new topic, but previous case studies have focused primarily on the resultant increased production. Stepan Oilfield Solutions is taking it one step further. Join us as we discuss the results of a recent set of field trials with Raney Energy and also look at the holistic costs and benefits of using Stepan’s PETROSTEP® ME-2 Flowback Aid.

A coastal California county’s attempt to curb new oil and gas development suffered another blow when an appeals court upheld a ruling striking down a ban on new wells and hydraulic fracturing.

Low-carbon hydraulic fracturing is gaining traction across the U.S. But since it still extracts the very oil and gas that fossil-fuel critics want the world to stop consuming altogether, not everyone’s convinced.

Six remedies to prevent casing deformation and maintain wellbore integrity for a successful completion.

3D proppant mapping

In this webinar, industry experts Patrick Hayes and Dr. Sudiptya Banerjee will demonstrate the value of using chemical tracers as an essential technology throughout all phases of a reservoir E&P lifecycle with a focus on hydraulically stimulated wells. After outlining the different methods of tracer monitoring and guidelines for tracer selection, the webinar will explore the value proposition for using chemical tracer technology during and after exploration through a series of illustrative case histories. By the conclusion of this talk, attendees should understand how tracers can provide insight into their reservoir and production strategy.

US tight oil operators have for several months been depleting their inventory of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) and, amid a slower drilling response, the number of ‘live’ DUCs in the country’s major oil regions slumped to 2,381 wells in June 2021, the lowest level since 2013, a Rystad Energy analysis reveals.

The American-made pump, built with quality and efficiency in mind, features a flow rate of more than 1000 gpm, making it suitable for demanding HDD projects.

Digitization of well completions is the first step toward green, sustainable fracing operations.

Chesapeake Energy Corp., the once mighty shale explorer that exited bankruptcy earlier this year, is seeking to sell oil-producing assets in South Texas for as much as $2 billion, according people familiar with the plan.

Vitol Group is said to be near a purchase of Hunt Oil Co.’s Permian Basin oil wells in what would mark the biggest independent crude trader’s first major acquisition of U.S. production assets, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

iComplete™ is a fully integrated ecosystem that minimizes complexities using standardized equipment that can be set up for any unconventional well in the world. iComplete™ has 50 percent fewer components, 80 percent fewer connections, reduces OpEx costs by 30 percent, and drives further efficiencies through a digital interface, eliminating human intervention in the red zone. In this webcast, Graham Horn and John Eden will be sharing with the audience how TechnipFMC’s iComplete™ ecosystem is bringing the industry one step closer to a fully autonomous frac pad. This disruptive technology is increasing operation governance through reduced infrastructure, fewer personnel in the red zone and instance-based decision making – removing the manual process required to evaluate status and communicate, as well as the potential for human error.

One way to reduce frac fleet costs in the Permian is to decrease the rate of seat replacements by utilizing new carbide technology.

Californian Governor Gavin Newsom will ban new hydraulic fracturing permits in the coming years as the state pushes to eliminate net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2045.

Kayrros has released measurements quantifying the total methane emissions across the Appalachian Basin. The findings, derived from satellite data and proprietary algorithms, place the Appalachian Basin ahead of the Permian as the biggest source of methane in the US and identify the primary sources behind its emissions.

As regulatory requirements and ESG reporting and transparency increase to address gas flaring, “clean fracs” could be one solution for upstream oil and gas companies towards an energy transition.