GRAND FORKS, N.D.–Total in-place oil estimates for the Bakken petroleum system (including the Three Forks formation) range from 160 billion to more than 900 billion barrels. However, Bakken/Three ...

AUSTIN, TX.–Drilling operations continue to get more complex as fields mature and operators search for new oil and gas reservoirs. Not only are oil and gas companies drilling more advanced well ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–The San Andres formation has been producing oil in the Permian Basin since the Santa Rita No. 1 discovery well was drilled nearly a century ago. It is one of the Permian’s most ...

ALLENDALE, N.J.–Since its introduction in the oil and gas industry, multiphase pumping has taken giant leaps. With the unique ability to boost both gas and liquids in a single process with a single ...

Colorado School of Mines researchers took a hard look at two methods for calculating total organic carbon from well logs. Here they reveal their findings.

AUSTIN, TX.–All geoscientists operate with a paradigm or working hypothesis on the nature of the subsurface in their project areas. Having a working model is imperative for predicting the nature and ...

HOUSTON–The top priority of any operator is capturing as much value as possible from each asset. Once an investment has been made to drill a well and build the infrastructure to produce it, the ...

While the amount of crude oil the United States exports varies from month to month, the trend continues upward. In the four years since Congress lifted the ban on oil exports, outbound cargos have ...

HOUSTON–Perforating operations long have been among the most dangerous activities performed on a well site. Accidental detonations while preparing for a perforating run, during arming of perforating ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the SPEED Act, which aims to streamline federal permitting and environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects.

Spurred by WWII, U.S. oil production rose from 3.7 million barrels a day in 1940 to 4.7 million bbl/d in 1945. According to historian Arthur Herman, this rapid expansion resulted from a U.S. energy ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–The ultimate proof of concept in the oil and gas industry is simple: staying power. The ups and downs of commodity price cycles tend to be more cruel than kind, and in a business where ...