As shown by fracturing results in an Egyptian field, operators should consider pressure-depleted wells as fracture candidates to boost existing production and extend the economical life of wells and ...

Massive frac-pumping equipment in a modern Marcellus shale project. On September 7, 2022, NSI Technologies arranged a public Vimeo session with three Fracking Legends selected by the Society of ...

The petroleum industry must predict pore-pressure profiles accurately, often walking a fine line between pore pressure and fracture gradient as it drills and completes oil and gas wells. The industry ...

At-a-Glance: Offshore well stimulation restores or enhances inflow by removing near-wellbore damage or creating conductive paths via matrix acidizing, acid/proppant fracturing, solvent and scale ...

Well control in offshore drilling is the disciplined set of practices and equipment used to keep bottomhole pressure within the safe operating window (between pore pressure and fracture pressure), ...