New wells push boundaries of Bivins Ranch area in Whittenburg Basin for Apache

Posted on 16 February 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances

Apache Corp has completed five of six initial vertical tests as oil producers in the Whittenburg Basin play…

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World watches US shale revolution, but doubts exist on shale future in Asia

Posted on 09 February 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances

While the world watches the revolution in US shale development that has reshaped the industry in North…

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Asian drilling-intensive projects named finalists for IPTC award

Posted on 09 February 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances

Two landmark Asian development t projects with heavy drilling emphasis were recognized as finalists for the Excellence in Project Integration Award…

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Xtreme Drilling introduces 23,500-ft capable land coiled-tubing well intervention unit

Posted on 09 January 2012 in Completing the Well, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig

Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services has unveiled the XSR200, a land coiled-tubing well intervention unit…

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KCA DEUTAG to deploy highly automated T-700 for NAM in Holland

Posted on 06 January 2012 in News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig

KCA DEUTAG recently commissioned its new highly automated, small-footprint T-700 Heavy Land Rig (HLR)…

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US operators targeting liquids-rich Utica shale play

Posted on 13 December 2011 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances

While the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale plays continue to be the focus of US onshore drilling, the industry is also making moves into a new play that could…

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Unconventional liquids-rich plays feature unique characteristics, challenges

Posted on 13 December 2011 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances

As the pricing differential between oil and natural gas has widened, operators are increasingly applying the…

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US Shales: 6,000 Tcf from Sea to Shining Sea Building a boom on $3.75 gas

Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Features, May/June, Onshore Advances

It’s being called everything from a game changer to the new gold rush. Armed with new technologies for tapping unconventional resources, energy companies are pushing the envelope to chase plentiful and increasingly recoverable…

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Frontier drilling to require a shift in paradigm

Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, January/February, Onshore Advances, The Offshore Frontier

Critical D&C issues with John de Lange, BG Group. Looking at technology and the world demand for oil and gas, I see a couple of areas that haven’t been explored much and where there is potential. First, there is deepwater and ultra-deepwater. …

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Automation’s learning curve must be overcome

Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Global and Regional Markets, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig

Critical D&C issues with Ed Kautz, Ensign Energy Services. Implementing automation technologies and equipment on land drilling rigs is still not universally accepted. Are you a believer in technology and automation? …

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