Halliburton has launched the HyperSteer MX directional drill bit, a shankless matrix-body bit that improves durability and maximises directional control, reducing well construction time and costs The ...

This course is designed for drilling, production and operations engineers, field supervisors, toolpushers, managers and technical support personnel This course builds a firm foundation in the ...

I.1 Directional wells in shale reservoirs are drilled to place long horizontals within a thin, brittle target interval to maximize stimulated rock volume during multi-stage fracturing. 2.8 Drill to ...

Calculated borehole position may be erroneous in over half of the horizontal wells drilled during the past 15 years, according to the results of an ongoing industry study of continuous vs. stationary ...

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling safety hinges on robust well control, anti-collision discipline, survey QA/QC, ECD management, and rigorous SIMOPS/permit-to-work controls. The protocols below set ...

EnCana says this gives them the opportunity to prove their directional drilling method in Jonah, while the BLM says the success of the pilot project will be taken into consideration of the industry's ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The amount of water required to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells varies widely across the country, according to the first national-scale analysis and map of hydraulic ...