As crude oil prices continue to climb, South Texas operators are zeroing in on new horizons in the Eagle Ford Shale and revisiting a formation once thought to be an industry classic: the Austin Chalk.

Thanks in large part to prolific shale gas plays and associated gas production in tight oil plays, the Energy Information Administration forecasts, U.S. dry natural gas output will top a record 90 ...

HOUSTON–For decades, companies drilling for oil and gas had law and history on their side. Drilling was a noisy, dusty and intrusive business, but it was heard and seen primarily by passing motorists ...

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

TULSA–The Granite Wash is a large unconventional play stretching across the southwest Anadarko Basin in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. Although it has been developed for decades using vertical ...

STATE COLLEGE, PA.–Eclipse Resources Corp. has sought to continuously improve well economics since entering the Utica Shale three years ago. A powerful lever in lowering the cost per foot of ...

HOUSTON–To optimize the economics of unconventional reservoir development, operators must maximize production by drilling horizontal “child” wells on reduced spacing to efficiently drain hydrocarbons ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–Following successful applications of high-viscosity friction reducer (HVFR) as a value-adding completion fluid in horizontal resource plays such as the Bakken, Permian and Eagle Ford, ...

PARKERSBURG, W.V.– Daily footage has become a key metric in quantifying Northeast drilling efficiency, and the pace of the improvement has been phenomenal. Six or seven years ago, drilling 2,500 feet ...

EVERGREEN CO.–Producers continue to shift significant budget dollars to liquids-rich plays, including high-Btu gas and crude/condensate production with high-Btu associated gas. The result is growing ...

THE WOODLANDS, TX.–With more rigs now targeting crude oil than natural gas reserves, oil is spurring increased demand for all types of production and artificial lift equipment and services. While ...

OKLAHOMA CITY–Oil and gas companies understand the challenges associated with dealing with massive quantities of data, as well as the competitive advantages that come from rapidly extracting ...