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.

THE WOODLANDS, TX.–With natural and hydraulically induced fracture permeability largely dictating well performance in unconventional reservoirs, the geoscientist’s “tool kit” requires innovative ...

DENVER–Rapid compression capacity expansions in gas gathering systems in unconventional resource plays, followed by the commodity price downturn, has driven the need to increase efficiency and reduce ...

Three things are certain for U.S. natural gas: record production, anticipation of new markets and expectations for higher prices. Marketed gas production will hit a record 122.5 Bcf/d this year, up ...

HOUSTON–Seafloor features and associated fauna present significant challenges to site selection for the wells, moorings, subsea equipment and flowlines associated with developing deepwater fields. At ...

DENVER–The North American natural gas industry is in search of an environmental and economic solution to address significant fuel use. Because natural gas has potential for widespread applications, it ...

HOUSTON–Oil and gas companies are continuously pressured to not only do more with less, but do it faster, safer and cheaper. This “new normal” in oil and gas operations, spurred by market volatility, ...

ARLINGTON, TX.–High-resolution 3-D seismic surveys provide much denser sampling than conventional acquisition designs in terms of both time and space, requiring operators to deploy significantly more ...

At 40,000 feet thick in its deepest portion, the Anadarko Basin in western Oklahoma presents one of the premier shale targets in North America. Newfield Exploration Co. opened the STACK (Sooner Trend ...

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 ...

DALLAS–Selecting landing zones for horizontal wells in the Permian Basin and other resource plays requires more complex analysis than simply choosing a geologic top beneath which to drill. Why did ...

BELMOPAN, Belize–Global giants in the international crude oil exploration, drilling and production industry tend to enjoy advantages when it comes to economies of scale and easy access to funding. But ...