What is fracking and what are its environmental impacts? Let’s get straight to the most important two questions for the average non-industry oil and gas (and related products) consumer. There’s a lot of science and engineering involved in the actual practice of hydraulic fracturing*. Luckily though, most things related to fracking can be explained in […]
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Drill Well On Paper (DWOP) – The Gift of Foresight
Introduction: Before rigs and crews are moved into place to start drilling, the management and planning people will perform a ‘Drill Well On Paper’ (DWOP). All of the technical decision makers and stakeholders get together to brainstorm and anticipate the future well drilling and completion. Attendees will represent at least ten different companies, agencies and government/regulatory […]
Directional Drilling: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
What is directional drilling? Directional drilling is a broad term used to describe any boring that doesn’t go in a straight line vertically down. In fact, even in a vertical well, it might be necessary to deviate to avoid a geological formation or a previous stuck pipe, then return to the original path. In this […]
Radial Jet Drilling (RJD) – A Full Overview
Radial Jet Drilling (RJD) has been available for over 20 years. It has often promoted as a potential ‘step-change’ technology for the Oil & Gas industry. Firstly, what is Radial Jet Drilling and how does it work? Radial Jet Drilling is an emerging enhanced oil recovery technology that uses high-pressure water to drill a radial pattern […]
Mr. De In Mexico
Everett Lee DeGolyer (1886-1956) attended the University of Oklahoma beginning in 1905, worked for the United States Geological Survey while attending college, later formed Amerada Oil Company, was the director of the American Petroleum Institute (API) for 20 years, founded the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), created Core Lab and the world renown petroleum engineering […]
How The Spindletop Oil Discovery Changed Texas and U.S. History
One of the most important events in oil history Few people know how the Spindletop Oil Discovery changed Texas and U.S. History. Texas at the turn of the twentieth century depended upon farming, lumber, and cattle ranching for its basic economy. While oil was drilled in Texas in the late 1890’s and early 1900, it […]
Will Brazil Lead A Recovery In Deepwater Drilling?
Introduction The Pre-salt arena, discovered only a decade ago, contributes an increasing share of Brazil’s daily oil production. In the graphic below, you can see that there is a steady ramp up in Pre-salt production since 2009. You can also see a slow, but steady decline in other sources. Source With the scandals and political […]
