Blender: The equipment used to prepare the slurries and gels commonly used in stimulation treatments. Modern blenders are computer controlled, enabling the flow of chemicals and ingredients to be ...

New, automated closed-loop steering devices are significantly reducing deviations from ideal wellpath in horizontal wells. These devices immediately counteract deviations from the planned path through ...

Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, Accident, and Health License in Indiana. He has 8 years experience in finance, from ...

Using indices to describe and compare drilling complexity and analyzing the efficiency of the energy applied to formations while drilling can improve performance. The first part of this series ...