Issue: August 2006

Fracture treatments in the Barnett are complex and of tremendous surface area.

Geo-steering software builds a coherent structural picture along the wellpath.

Although production and reserves growth has slowed, drilling is at a high level.

Laminated sands were controlled with a unique openhole gravel pack.

WAG and other advanced technologies are enabling Alaskan heavy oil production.

A combination of acid and propped fracturing added production and reserves.

New, straightforward definition of screen size pass-through.

Study used public data from 100 wells in Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon.

EOR technologies could recover an additional 210 billion barrels.

Limited access meant artificial lift must be reliable, safe and lift large volumes.

Solving that age-old problem of lost circulation

US gas prices: Bulls, bears and bankers

Good or bad, energy-oriented bills are multiplying

Azerbaijan's petroleum leaks are now unburied treasure

Safer batteries; New data sources

In June, IEA increased its 2006 world oil demand forecast by 1.2 million bpd, to total 84.8 million bpd.

New product and service offerings from company press releases.

Personnel changes and promotions in the petroleum industry

International News in the Oil and Gas Industry