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Aug 2010

• SHALE ENERGY: Developing the Barnett—Lateral lengths increasing in Barnett shale

  Author Gene Powell

  A Powell Barnett Shale Newsletter database of the 8,158 horizontal wells with production was evaluated using the lateral length of each well.

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Aug 2010

• Sourcing critical oilfield services for shale plays in a tightening supply market

  Author Chris Newton, Preston Cody and Rick Carr

  Successful operators are responding to the market by adopting a more strategic view of the role of their supply management organizations and implementing advanced contracting strategies to manage costs and secure supply.

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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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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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Thursday, August 12, 2010

• American Petro-Hunter to drill horizontal well at north Oklahoma shale oil project

  American Petro Hunter to drill horizontal well at north Oklahoma shale oil project American Petro Hunter, Inc. has announced that the Company is finalizing plans to drill a horizontal oil well on the North Oklahoma Project leases located in Payne

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

• Beach acquires additional acreage in Bakken Shale

  Beach acquires additional acreage in Bakken Shale Beach has increased its exposure to the South Antelope oil prospect located in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, USA. Beach has entered into a further agreement with Sundance Energy Inc. a wholly owned

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

• Beach begins shale gas drilling in South Australia

  Beach begins shale gas drilling in South Australia Beach Energy has advised that the Ensign 16 drilling rig, after a short weather related delay, has been moved to the Encounter 1 exploration well drillsite and is currently rigging up. Beach

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Wednesday, August 04, 2010

• Brigham adds acreage in Williston Basin

  Brigham adds acreage in Williston Basin Since late April 2010, Brigham Exploration has expanded its acreage position in the Williston Basin by approximately 52,800 net acres to an estimated 358,200 net acres, which represents a 17% increase in its total

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