January 2020 ///
Special Focus
Stephen Gornick, Yusra Khan Ahmad, John Southwell, Nissan Chemical America Corporation
An innovative treatment method uses pressure and surface-modified nanoparticles to mitigate frac hits and create a favorable fluid-flow environment.
Ben Shuck, Weir Oil & Gas
In the new year, oil and gas operators are rethinking and potentially reconfiguring their sites to better manage expenses and cash flow to achieve sustainable profits in the current climate. To avoid inadvertently increasing costs while trying to curtail them, operators can follow these guidelines.
Features
David Blackmon, Contributing Editor
A stark reality faces the U.S. oil and gas industry in the 2020 elections
Mohammed Omer, Jian Huang, Francisco E. Fragachan, Weatherford
To rectify uneven fluid and proppant partition into each placed cluster, numerical models were used to investigate the effectiveness of a particulate diverter system to optimize stimulation strategies under specific downhole conditions.
Kurt Abraham, Emily Querubin, World Oil
Considerable potential remains in this gas-prone region
Fady Rizk, Exterran
Properly managing produced water is essential in U.S. shale fields. Customized solutions, optimized for long- and short-term applications, are increasing oil recovery and reducing disposal costs to maximize ROI.
Eric Bruseth, Mark Shaffer, Packers Plus Energy Services
The evolution of frac plugs has helped producers go to new lengths, while reducing operational time and risk. Case studies, onshore and offshore, confirm that these advancements are saving operators money.
Richard R. Clark, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
2020: An opportunity to demonstrate leadership
Andries Hofman, GustoMSC
Developers of offshore wind installation jackups must ensure that they continue to incorporate innovations that will enable these vessels to handle the requirements of next-generation turbines.
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
Tough times fall on erstwhile 'Permian-lite'
Manoj Nimbalkar, Weatherford International
If only a tiny fraction of the world’s rod-lifted and gas-lifted wells benefitted from autonomous optimization, the industry could save billions in OPEX every year.
Columns
Richard Clark, NOIA
2020: An opportunity to demonstrate leadership
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
Conservative victory in UK seen as plus for industry
Jeff Eshelman, Independent Petroleum Association of America
Significance of shale’s first decade cannot be overstated
William (Bill) Head, Contributing Editor
Let’s talk mud
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
Into the brink
Don Francis, Contributing Editor
The long game
Dr. Anas Alhajji, Contributing Editor
The Partitioned Neutral Zone: Geology, economics and politics
Mark Patton, Hydrozonix
Water and sustainability
Craig Fleming, World Oil
Hope for the Canadian oil industry?
News & Resources
Emily Querubin, World Oil