Frac Hit Crisis – Producer Solutions
Blow outs are typically associated with the perils of drilling, but these days there is a looming threat to existing production. Decades of downspacing in...
Shale
Scoop-Stack Shale Production Anticipated to Increase Slightly Despite a Drop in Rig Count
Although the Scoop-Stack has experienced one of the largest decreases in rigs among the major oil and gas plays in the U.S., its overall production...
Whose Milkshake is Whose?: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Considers Whether the Rule of Capture Applies to Hydraulic Fracturing
The Rule of Capture has been a foundational concept of oil and gas prospecting for 150 years. The Rule of Capture exists to provide an...
From Gemini Corporation to Gemini Fabrication: Recovery after Receivership
Any corporation can succumb to financial hardship, bankruptcy, or receivership at any given time, no matter the industry. Unfortunately, Gemini Corporation, a 30-year professional services...
An Overview of Unconventional Reservoirs and Their Basic Classification
Today, there is much that is talked about and discussed in the oil and economic world of unconventional reservoirs. But what are these unconventional reservoirs?...
Bakken Shale Production Growth Will be Constrained by Flaring Restrictions and Infrastructure Bottlenecks
There is considerable potential to raise the crude oil production in the Bakken shale play from the current level of approximately 1.44 million barrels of...
Where are my Permian Barrels Going?
by Ryan Cowan
“Capacity” – one of the most aggravating, yet one of the most common words coming out of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico today. Production...
Addressing Infrastructure Needs in the Permian Basin and Across America
It’s no surprise that with oil production in the Permian region quadrupling over the past eight years, the traffic in the Permian Basin has increased...
There Is More than One Way to Practice Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing is a highly practiced branch of the production discipline that is commonly used in sands with low permeability. Sometimes it is used for...
Making Dollars & Cents of Chevron’s $50 Billion Acquisition of Anadarko
Austin, TX – Drillinginfo, the leading energy SaaS and data analytics company, released a new analysis focused on Friday’s announcement that Chevron would acquire Anadarko...