Completion
News
March 08, 2023
The State 36-2 well intersected a major natural fracture network in the Cane Creek reservoir, which led to a significant influx of hydrocarbons into the wellbore.
News
February 02, 2023
U.S. shale companies are set to post yet another strong set of earnings, off the back of robust oil and gas prices in the fourth quarter. But the biggest question for analysts and investors remains whether the industry’s bumper cash flow will tempt them to drill more.
Article
January 2023
Several factors can be adjusted in a hydraulic fracturing job design to positively affect efficiency and cost. Using predictive analysis for pressure estimation, with a focus on casing optimization, creates the potential to accurately forecast timelines, reduce costs and maximize efficiencies with minimal frac job design volatility.
News
January 23, 2023
The lowest of three Frontier 1 sands was perforated with 65 ft. of perforations with no subsequent stimulation. Initial fluid recoveries were black heavy degraded oil, black emulsion, minor brown un-gasified light oil and water.
News
October 26, 2022
SLB announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Gyrodata Incorporated, a global company specializing in gyroscopic wellbore positioning and survey technology.
Article
September 2022
An integrated approach delivering high wellbore quality across multiple reservoir sections enables an operator to successfully run and set a multi-stage fracing completion or cemented liner. It also ensures that curve and horizontal section objectives are met when drilling across unstable reservoirs.
Article
September 2022
Innovation in hydraulic fracturing equipment design and engineering has resulted in field-proven technology for emission reduction, operational efficiency and cost-savings. The direct-drive turbine for fracturing application has come of age.
News
August 30, 2022
Zephyr Energy plc, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development from carbon-neutral operations, continues to prepare for extended production testing of its successfully drilled and completed State 16-2 LN-CC well.
News
August 26, 2022
The Railroad Commission of Texas will soon begin plugging more wells to continue its strong track record of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells in Texas.
News
August 26, 2022
The Department of the Interior announced that Texas has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.
News
August 22, 2022
Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc. (IWS), a supplier of digital technologies that improve oil and gas well completion operations, announced that it has joined the Corva Partnership Program to optimize completions operational performance and maximize well productivity.
Whitepaper
E-Frac: Technologies and innovations that advance the upstream industry
July 28, 2022
GeoDynamics, Joliet Electric, MTU
Article
July 2022
A pump protection assembly has proven to safeguard pumps from sand and extend ESP run life in unconventional wells. This solution controls flowback from frac sand and other solids that can lead to overload and shutdowns. The enabling technology eliminates issues related to particle size distribution uncertainty.
News
July 05, 2022
Varel Energy Solutions (VES) announced it has acquired Sledgehammer Oil Tools, an international leader in the supply of oilfield casing, cementing and completion products.
News
June 27, 2022
BiSN, a supplier of sealing solutions and technology to the global oil and gas industry, announced that it has completed its 300th deployment, helping operators around the world to effectively solve common downhole flow issues.
News
June 20, 2022
Energean plc announced that it has extended its growth drilling program by exercising its options to drill two further wells with Stena Drilling Limited and to provide an update on the initial results of the KM-04 appraisal well.
Article
May 2022
Smart tracers to map injection flow, promote inter-well communication as prelude to full-field development.
Article
May 2022
AICDs are the next generation of inflow control technology that autonomously provides a more uniform inflow profile and enhanced production. The FloSure AICD increases oil output over field life and has been deployed successfully in light and heavy oil wells to overcome water
or gas breakthrough.
Article
May 2022
Existing but previously unused data obtained during the drilling process can now be used to enhance completion design. The author outlines the available data and discusses how it can be incorporated into the completion design process and ultimately provide economic benefits to an operator.
News
May 09, 2022
More than 100 oil and gas projects should commence operations in Nigeria during the next four years, accounting for more than 24% of the predicted total projects starts during that time, predicts GlobalData.
News
April 05, 2022
To drill more wells, they need steel tubes to line the inside of the holes and get the crude out. Those pipes have become more expensive and scarce.
