HOUSTON–Seneca Resources completed a group of Marcellus Shale horizontal wells in sequential order with preplanned fracture and reservoir diagnostics to better understand completion and stimulation ...

DES PLAINES, IL.–Natural gas is cleaner burning and more flexible than other fuels, and is available in abundant supply, thanks to shale plays. It delivers clear economic as well as environmental ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–The San Andres formation has been producing oil in the Permian Basin since the Santa Rita No. 1 discovery well was drilled nearly a century ago. It is one of the Permian’s most ...

HOUSTON–Even with the unprecedented and ongoing success of plays such as the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Marcellus and Wolfcamp, the industry has only scratched the surface of the tremendous potential of ...

DENVER–Liberty Resources continues to evolve its advanced completion design for Bakken/Three Forks horizontal wells, including applying high-density perforating (HDP) and extreme limited-entry (XLE) ...

MARK STEVENS is director of communications and application development at Oceaneering Global Data Solutions in Houston. He joined the company in 1998, and his experience includes working with offshore ...

TULSA–Optimal well designs vary by area and operator in unconventional plays, but drilling and completion trends generally favor longer lateral sections, more hydraulic fracturing stages, and greater ...

With Permian Basin oil production climbing toward 6.8 million barrels a day and associated gas output approaching 30 billion ...

State and federal policy and regulatory decisions affecting operators in Texas’ oil and gas fields are made miles away, but the repercussions of distant decisions are acutely felt at home, says Hunter ...

As always, blockbuster Permian Basin deals are creating opportunities for far more than just the acquiring company. The repercussions of one of the largest—ExxonMobil’s acquisition of Pioneer Natural ...

As crude oil prices continue to climb, South Texas operators are zeroing in on new horizons in the Eagle Ford Shale and revisiting a formation once thought to be an industry classic: the Austin Chalk.

DENVER–The law doesn’t stop at the county line and geology doesn’t change according to city limits. The same formations that hold oil and gas accumulations in the subsurface far beneath pastures, corn ...