E&P Highlights: Sept. 25, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including field development milestones and new contract awards.

E&P Highlights: Sept. 18, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including an awarding of blocks from Lease Sale 259 and the start of production from a new well.

Same Dogleg, New Tool: Steering the Bit with 300-year-old Physics

Relying on the physics that keeps planes in the air, Enteq’s SABER system uses fluid forces to steer the bit.

E&P Highlights: Aug. 14, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including plans the Brasse tieback on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and several contract announcements.

Patterson-UTI Closes $780MM Ulterra Drilling Technologies Deal

Patterson-UTI acquired Ulterra Drilling Technologies from affiliates of Blackstone Energy Partners in a cash and stock deal valued at about $780 million.

The Third Mile: Chord Energy’s Longer Laterals Pay Off in Bakken

Chord Energy announces more divestitures and showcases results of longer laterals, which produce a third more than two-mile wells, CEO Daniel Brown said.

North Houston Haynesville Wildcat Comes in at 35 MMcf/d

Comstock Resources' well is still cleaning up after six weeks online, and the ultimate IP is expected to be higher.

Clear as Mud: Tech Enables Reuse of Drilling Mud

R3 Environmental Systems’ process recovers drilling fluid and water from waste generated during drilling operations for use as a direct substitute for virgin drilling fluid in new drilling mud products. 

Encore of the Oil Patch

Underutilized to this point, refracking wells has proved itself effective in boosting oil recovery.

E&P Highlights: July 24, 2023

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including ramping up production offshore Gabon and delays for Sangomar offshore Senegal in the upstream oil and gas industry.