Ever since the Nazis started streaking like fire toward Russia’s oilfields, observers have wondered: How do you wreck an oil well? An oil well is a deep, narrow, steel-lined hole in the ground. To ...

Casing wear remains a critical issue in oil and gas well operations, particularly as wells become deeper and more deviated. Research in this field focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of wear that ...

Deliquification of a low-pressure gas well requires a different approach, tools, and staffing than artificially lifting an oil well. There is no “silver bullet” that will solve all deliquification ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc installed a type of cement casing on its now-ruptured undersea well that it knew ran the risk of leaking gases in order to save money, The New York Times reported on ...

ConocoPhillips, Tesco Corp., and Schlumberger Ltd. successfully tested rotary-steerable casing drilling in South Texas, combining directional drilling technology with casing drilling. "Each of these ...