Oil Well

Well Spacing - Challenges and Opportunities

Government regulations are stringent on well spacing, as the key objective of well spacing is to achieve maximum individual well...

A dry hole is a term used to refer to any well that does not contain oil or natural gas in quantities sufficient enough to pay for the cost...

The drilling fluid faces a risk of contamination each time it embarks on its journey downhole. All these tend to change the properties of...

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Fracking is projected as a menace despite proving its worth as an excellent drilling technique to increase shale production. In this...

No matter how much initial energy the reservoir has, there will come a point where the reservoir pressure drops to where the well dies....

Understanding the kind of oil reservoir we are dealing with helps us make the best decisions to efficiently produce the hydrocarbons in the...

Any method of recovery must recognize the rock and fluid properties and available drive mechanisms present in the reservoir. As we search...

Coiled tubing, a continuous length of small diameter steel pipe with a diameter of about 0.75 to 4.5 inches, is coiled or spun in a reel...