As an engineer/researcher/inventor working in the upstream petroleum industry, I am pleased to see articles about the oil and gas business like “Cleaner Fracking” (C&EN, Oct. 15, 2012, page 13). These ...
According to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the Marcellus Shale formation of the Appalachian Basin contains more than 140 trillion cu ft of natural gas that is ...
A Perforation Erosion (PEER) Consortium is investigating perforation erosion in unconventional fracture limited-entry treatments. The consortium is led by NSI Technologies LLC (NSI) and brings ...
Simultaneous fracturing (simulfracs) treats multiple wells simultaneously, splitting operations among wells to minimize downtime in stimulation operations. Two recent studies compared simulfrac ...
Hydraulic fracturing has attracted a lot of attention in recent years with the rise of U.S. shale oil and gas drilling and production. Hydraulic fracturing is also at the center of heated debates, ...