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Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Oct. 18, 2019)
First horizontal completion in Crossroad Fields plus BP's results from Carthage Field-Haynesville Shale Well.
Companies Opting For Shorter Cycle Times As Conventional Projects Decline
Recent IHS Markit report says a significant rebound in discoveries may not happen because since 2014 there has been an increased emphasis on exploring less risky maturing basins and short cycle-time unconventional projects.
US GoM Oil Production Moves Toward Another Record
Oil production from fields in federal waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is forecast to hit an average of 1.9 million barrels per day this year.
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Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Oct. 18, 2019)
First horizontal completion in Crossroad Fields plus BP's results from Carthage Field-Haynesville Shale Well.
October 18, 2019
Unconventional
Imaging Technology Opens Window To Subsurface
U.S. shale players have turned to technology to improve their ability to accurately see beneath the surface.
October 18, 2019
Rig Counts
US Oil Rig Count Inches Up By One
Companies added one oil rig in the week to Oct. 18, bringing the total count to 713, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report.
October 18, 2019
Reservoir Evaluation
VAALCO Energy: Appraisal Well Confirms Oil Offshore Gabon
Drilled to a total depth of 10,260 ft, the Etame 9P appraisal well encountered both Gamba and Dentale oil sands, the company said in a news release.
October 18, 2019
Rig Counts
Chart: Eastern Rig Count As Of October 18, 2019
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
October 18, 2019
Rig Counts
Chart: Gulf Coast Rig Count As Of October 18, 2019
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas RRC Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6, inland, offshore
October 18, 2019
Rig Counts
Chart: Midcontinent, Permian Basin Rig Count As Of October 18, 2019
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dist. 7B, 7C, 8, 8A, 9, 10
October 18, 2019
Rig Counts
Chart: Western Rig Count As of October 18, 2019
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
October 18, 2019
Conventional
Companies Opting For Shorter Cycle Times As Conventional Projects Decline
Recent IHS Markit report says a significant rebound in discoveries may not happen because since 2014 there has been an increased emphasis on exploring less risky maturing basins and short cycle-time unconventional projects.
October 17, 2019
Unconventional
Longer Laterals Give Rise To New MWD Technology For US Shale
As lateral lengths increase, new technology aims to bring wells to production faster while successfully transmitting data with sensors and strong signals.
October 17, 2019