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Jul 2010

• Benchmarking a new connection technology in the deep Gulf of Mexico

  Author 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.
  

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Jul 2010

• Distributed temperature sensing yields lessons for acid treatment

  Author 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.

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Jul 2010

• Impressive Arctic discoveries drive international push into unexplored areas

  Author John L. Kennedy

  Perceived ecological risk and the related political battles over access—not a lack of technology and operating know-how—will be the key challenges to accelerating the development of remote, high-cost Arctic oil and gas resources.
  

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Jul 2010

• Next steps for expandables

  Author 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.
  

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Jul 2010

• SHALE ENERGY: Developing the Eagle Ford—Geochemical fixes boost shale completion efficiency

  Author 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.

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Jul 2010

• Shale Energy: Developing the Eagle Ford—Oil, NGL and condensate opportunities lift Eagle Ford Shale activity

  Author Pramod Kulkarni

  Leasing and drilling activity are gaining due to prospects for producing higher-priced liquids in addition to dry gas.

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Jul 2010

• SHALE ENERGY: Developing the Eagle Ford—Unconventional approaches aid Eagle Ford development

  Author 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.

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Jul 2010

• Workover expansion optimizes wellbore geometry

  Author 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.

   

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Jun 2010

• Casing wear in extended reach and multilateral wells

  Author Ali Y. Garkasi, Yanghua Xiang and Gefei Liu

  Long rotating times and severe doglegs can jeopardize casing integrity.

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Jun 2010

• Electromagnetic MWD improves drilling performance in the Fayetteville

  Author Sandeep Janwadkar, Christian Klotz, Bart Welch and Shane Finegan

  The use of real-time MWD data and reliable directional control resulted in increased average ROP and reduced drilling time.

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