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Sheldon Langdon, John Connor, R. Brett Chandler and Michael J. Jellison
The use of a new generation of double-shoulder drill pipe connection yielded savings from both improved connection time and reduced damage.
Robert Reyes, Gerard Glasbergen, Valerie Yeager and Joseph Parrish
A Permian Basin operator used downhole temperature profiles to maximize the effectiveness of a well stimulation campaign.
Diane Langley
The industry is expanding its view of this technology’s applications, with a shift toward incorporating expandables into the primary design of the well rather than just using them as contingency systems.
Oscar J. Jaramillo, Ricardo Romero, Alexis Ortega, Art Milne and Manuel Lastre
A comparative evaluation of matrix acid systems was conducted in a high-clay reservoir for Petrobras.
Matt Blauch
Controlling the effects of geochemical interactions between the shale and the fracturing fluids has helped shale gas operators preserve reservoir communication to the wellbore, reduce sour gas potential and tailor flowback water for reuse.
Pramod Kulkarni
Leasing and drilling activity are gaining due to prospects for producing higher-priced liquids in addition to dry gas.
Murray Roth
Stretching from the meandering Rio Grande, the Eagle Ford Shale play extends along a 50-mile corridor in South Texas for over 400 miles to the northeast.
Marc Saad, Pat York and Ali Ferhat
Expanding an openhole liner to isolate a high-pressure shale zone preserved hole size and prevented a slimhole configuration in the production zone.
