Unconventional Exploration and Production Technology
In previous sections, we introduced unconventional reservoirs, and determined that one of the main parameters that will define this type of reservoir is its permeability....
Exploration & Production
Challenges for EOR and New Technologies
A pleasure to be with you again. In the midst of the adversities created by this pandemic, we find the news that oil has dropped...
A New Way to Locate Oil: Unconventional Oil Exploration and Technologies
For many years, oil and gas operators have relied on traditional methods of drilling and exploration to produce conventional oil or oil typically sourced from...
Oil Industry Leaders See Tough Times Ahead
Most oil company leaders, who traditionally are very optimistic, have a pessimistic opinion about the future, according to a recent survey by the Dallas office...
Why US Base Oil & Gas Production Declines Are Higher Than You Might Think
The natural decline rates of existing oil and gas wells across major shale plays will contribute to a tighter supply/demand balance. The recent dramatic decline...
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” in a COVID-19 and Low Oil Price World
The COVID-19 pandemic and dramatic oil price drop have parties looking closely at their contracts to determine their rights and obligations. While much attention has been...
Management of Water Control for the Best Use of Hydrocarbon Reserves
It is well known that in the oil industry the production of hydrocarbons in many cases leads to the production of unwanted fluids, generally water....
Why Drill a New Well When You Can Reactivate an Inactive Well?
The production of hydrocarbons is the most essential part of the energy world since, from this, hydrocarbons are obtained and delivered for the different processes...
Sailing Into the Eye of the Perfect Oil Storm: COVID-19
Stories from members of the offshore oil and gas tribe as they work to keep the sails trimmed and the ship afloat during the turbulent...
The Great Offshore Oil and Gas Discovery in Guyana
ExxonMobil won the prize. The greatest offshore oil discovery in recent decades was secured by the world’s largest exploration and production company in May 2015....