Collaborative strategy preempts drilling hazards on hard wells

Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, July/August

As industry ventures into more challenging and remote locations to recover oil and gas reserves, a high-quality well architecture is paramount for achieving…

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Chesapeake anticipates drilling at least 65 wells in Hogshooter play over next few years

Posted on 07 June 2012 in Completing the Well, Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances

Chesapeake Energy has announced a significant discovery in the Hogshooter play in the Anadarko Basin of the…

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Operational experience, contingency planning fill gaps in deepwater cementing

Posted on 08 May 2012 in Completing the Well, News, OTC, The Offshore Frontier

Two questions need to be asked when considering cement as a primary barrier in a deepwater well: 1) Will the job be…

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Reentry campaign gives first-round subsea fields second chance to produce

Posted on 19 April 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, May/June

A large number of subsea production wells have been drilled, but to date, there has been limited industry experience of redrilling subsea wells even though redrills have…

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Perspectives: Goran Andersson, Chevron: Experiential training is the way forward

Posted on 19 April 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, Drilling It Safely, May/June, Videos

As a new generation enters the industry work force, Chevron’s Goran Andersson strongly believes…

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Drilling optimization culture built on real-time data, communication

Posted on 19 April 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, May/June

In recent years, deepwater drilling operations have become more challenging, with new exploratory frontiers and the rise of rig rates demanding first-class drilling…

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Texas agency approves mobile system to recycle produced, flowback water

Posted on 26 March 2012 in Completing the Well, Drilling It Safely, News, Onshore Advances

Texas-based Water Rescue Services has received approval from the Railroad Commission of Texas to…

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Self-removing EFDAs level stimulation access

Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, March/April

The industry has made great strides to improve the well completion phase of today’s producing oil and gas wells. What used to be considered a unique operation has been…

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What the shales have taught us

Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, Features, March/April

When the industry cracked the code on shales, it unlocked a wealth of unconventional resources, introduced new methods of drilling and completions, and made “fracturing” a household word. Technology sparked the shale boom that began a decade ago in the dry gas reservoirs of the Barnett play…

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