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Frac Facts

Frac Facts: SPE HFTC Highlights
March 2025
Fracturing And Refracturing Benefit From Diverse Array Of Technological Advances. By Jeremy Viscomi.
Frac Facts: Tech Trends
January 2025
Electric Frac Fleets Continue Evolving. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Stimulation Chemistry
November 2024
Well Stimulation Chemistry Innovation Continues. By Jeremy Viscomi.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Frac Tech
September 2024
Frac Automation To Deliver Strong Returns By Enabling Perfect Stages. By Craig Cipolla and Mark McClure.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Frac Tech
August 2024
Real-Time Changes To Completion Designs Are Poised to Unlock Value. By Craig Cipolla and Mark McClure.
Frac Facts: Artificial Lift Technology
June 2024
ESPs Excel In Lifting Water, Restoring Production Following Frac Hits. By Marian Perez Salazar.
Frac Facts: Integrated Completions
April 2024
Digital Insights Boost Consistency Of Completion Operations. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Downhole Developments
March 2024
New Setting Tool Reduces Waste. By Mike Robicheaux and Seth Esponge.
Frac Facts: Metamorphic Technology
February 2024
Nanofluid Technology Slows Production Declines In Wolfcamp Restimulations. By Panagiotis Dalamarinis and Amr Radwan.
Frac Facts: Transformative Tech Trends
January 2024
Extending Service Life Of Equipment Components Key To Improving Frac Efficiency. By Ryan Bludau.
Frac Facts: Stimulation & Completion Tech
December 2023
Devon Drives Progress Of Horizontal Well Refracturing In Vintage Eagle Ford Wells. By Al Pickett, Special Correspondent.
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October 2023
Engineered Microparticles Improve Formation Breakdown, Optimize Well Productivity. By Amr Radwan.
Frac Facts: Wellbore Construction
September 2023
Study Assesses Trends, Techniques To Mitigate FDIs In Bakken Infill Development. By Darren Schmidt, Kyoung Suk Min and Stephen Guillot.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Frac Tech
August 2023
Permian Embraces Produced Water Recycling. By Kelly Bennett.
Frac Facts: Frac Tech Advancements
June 2023
Wet Sand Delivery Method Results In Significant Cost, Emissions Reductions. By Kevin Fisher and Brian Dorfman.
Frac Facts: Bottom-Hole Assemblies
April 2023
Embedded Sensors Speed Improvements To BHA Configurations. By D. Wayne Johnson, Steve Jones and Junichi Sugiura.
Frac Facts: Eagle Ford Playmakers
March 2023
Fresh Round Of Deals, Drilling And Refrac Activity Shape Eagle Ford’s Future. By Nick Vaccaro Special Correspondent.
Frac Facts: Production Technology
February 2023
Low-Pressure Solution Gives Operators New Option For EOR In Tight Oil Plays. By David S. Schechter and Brian Schwanitz.
Frac Facts: Unconventional Resource Science
January 2023
Ultralightweight Proppant Optimizes Propped Fractures To Boost Production, EUR. By Harold Brannon, Nicole Hoffman and Mark McGill.
December 2022
New Solution Injects Tracers Into Perforating Clusters Prior To Fracturing. By Christopher Squires, Brad Leonard, Shaun Geerts and Matthew Clay.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Fracturing Tech
October 2022
Five-Well STACK Pad Study Analyzes Production Impacts Of Parent-Child Interactions. By Dave Ratcliff, Mark McClure, Garrett Fowler, Brendan Elliott and Austin Qualls.
Frac Facts: Reservoir Diagnostics
September 2022
Project Models Interactions Between Parent-Child Wells In Anadarko Basin STACK Play. By Dave Ratcliff, Mark McClure, Garrett Fowler, Brendan Elliott and Austin Qualls.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Fracturing Tech
August 2022
Microproppants Boost Frac Efficiency. By Carl T. Montgomery and William E. Strobel.
Frac Facts: HFTS Frac Insights
June 2022
Fiber Optic-Based Diagnostics Reveal Completion Insights On HFTS-2 Project. By Nancy Zakhour, Matt Jones, Yu Zhao, Kate Orsini and Vinay Sahni.
Frac Facts: HFTS Frac Insights
May 2022
Delaware Basin Project Deploys Advanced Diagnostics To Analyze Stimulation Design. By Nancy Zakhour, Matt Jones, Yu Zhao, Kate Orsini and Vinay Sahni.
Frac Facts: Proppant Distribution Insights
April 2022
Drilling Mud Returns Contain Valuable Insights About Proppant Distribution. By Debotyam Maity and Jordan Ciezobka.
Frac Facts: Hydraulic Fracturing Fleets
March 2022
Advanced Equipment Accelerates Completions. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Resource Science
February 2022
Time-Lapse Geochemistry Extracts Valuable Insights From Produced Waters. By Peter Jones, Drew Dressler, Tyler Conner and Josh O’Brien.
Frac Facts: Resource Science
January 2022
Wireline Fiber Optics Reveal Key Design Insights For Haynesville Completions. By Mark Weber, Dustin Weatherly, Veronique Mahue and Robert Hull.
Frac Facts: Stimulation & Completions
December 2021
Practical Innovations Ease Fracturing. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Water Treatment
October 2021
Water Recycling Strengthens Permian. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Delaware HFTS2 Update
September 2021
Microseismic Data Reveals New Insights About Treatment Sequences. By Bo Howell, Zhao Li, Denise Furtado and Collin Straus.
Frac Facts: Fracturing Tech
August 2021
New Engines, Pumps Aid Frac Fleets. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Downhole Tools Collect Data Efficiently To Drive Well Performance
July 2021
Downhole Tools Collect Data Efficiently To Drive Well Performance. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: New-Build Frac Spreads Benefit From High-Horsepower Engines and Pumps
May 2021
New-Build Frac Spreads Benefit From High-Horsepower Engines and Pumps. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts: Innovations Streamline Completions
April 2021
Innovations Streamline Completions. By Colter Cookson.
Frac Facts. SCS Increases Production, Recovery
March 2021
SCS Increases Production, Recovery. By Lukas Nader, David Biddick, Herman Artinian, Pandurang Kulkarni, Bob Van Hoy and Steve Zdan.
Frac Facts. Smart Tracers Yield Stage-Level Insights
February 2021
Smart Tracers Yield Stage-Level Insights. By Talgat Shokanov, John Oliver and Adilkhan K. Shokanov.
Frac Facts. Approach Predicts Troublesome Frac Stages
January 2021
Approach Predicts Troublesome Frac Stages. By Eric Romberg, Aaron Fisher, Chris Niedz, Brian Wehner, Joel Mazza and Alex Zhou.
Frac Facts. System Optimizes Completion Efficiency
December 2020
System Optimizes Completion Efficiency. By Sam Blatt, Phillip Douget, Michael Mast, Brian Wiesner and Tim Marvel.
Frac Facts. Effective Flow Models Incorporate Insights Of Various Disciplines.
November 2020
Effective Flow Models Incorporate Insights Of Various Disciplines. By Jeremy Viscomi.
Frac Facts: Pressure Data Tracks Fracture Growth
September 2020
Pressure Data Tracks Fracture Growth. By Larrez Green, Laine Valle, Qin Ji, Allie Garcia and Erica Coenen.
Frac Facts. Pressure Data Optimizes Completions.
August 2020
Pressure Data Optimizes Completions. By Larrez Green, Laine Valle, Qin Ji, Allie Garcia and Erica Coenen.
March 2020
Ceramic Microproppant Yields Production Uplifts, Flattened Decline Curves. By Carl T. Montgomery, Michael B. Smith, and William E. “Bill” Strobel.
February 2020
High-Definition Video Provides Revealing Insights Into Completion Efficiency. By Curtis Jerrom and Ashley Cote.
January 2020
Intra-Stage Tracer Data Yields Insights Into More Precise Wolfcamp Stimulations. By Teddy Mohle, Kyle Johns, Wei Tian, Alex Darnley and Chris Dempsey.
December 2019
Model Predicts Number Of Frac Stages. By Wade Baustian, Ahmed Alzahabi, Ahmed Kamel and A. Alexandre Trindade.
November 2019
Perforating Approach Optimizes Proppant Distribution, Improves Well Performance. By Matt Fry and Adam Altieri.
October 2019
DAS/DTS Put New Light On Stimulations. By Vikram Jayaram, Robert Hull, Jed Wagner and Shuang Zhang.
September 2019
Dedication Enables Frac Innovations. By Colter Cookson.
August 2019
Downhole Insights Power Frac Design. By Colter Cookson.
July 2019
Drilling Data Improves Completions. By Dusty Daves and Robert Downey.
June 2019
Treatment Technologies Improve Efficiencies Of Water Recycling
May 2019
Approach Reveals Insights Into Well Communication, Pressure Interference Issues. By Arman Khodabakhshnejad.
April 2019
Integrated Approach Characterizes Plays. By Troy Tittlemier, John Speight, Charles Hager and Isaac Easow.
March 2019
Study Assesses ‘Generational Effects’. By Kimberly Ayers, Henry Jacot and Alivia Ayers.
January 2019
Development Concept Optimizes Production, Recovery. By Jill Thompson, Nick Franciose, Marc Schutt, Kate Hartig and Jon McKenna.
December 2018
Study Evaluates Proppant Distribution in HFTS Wolfcamp Wells. By Sara J. Elliott and Julia F.W. Gale.
November 2018
HFTS Yielding Key Fracturing Insights. By Jordan Ciezobka, James Courtier and Joe Wicker.
October 2018
STACK Wells Illustrate HVFR’s Benefits. By Kyle Dahlgren, Brett Green, Brandon Williams, Josh Inscore and Mark Van Domelen.
August 2018
Tool Enables Yeso Well Restimulation. By Tasos Boulis, Travis Vulgamore and Luis Castro.
July 2018
Study Assesses Interference Between Parent, Child Wells In Horizontal Pad Developments. By Ripudaman Manchanda, Prateek Bhardwaj, Jongsoo Hwang and Mukul M. Sharma.
March 2018
Latest Frac Fleets Are Tougher, Faster. By Colter Cookson.
February 2018
New In-Basin Supplies, Advanced Proppant Coatings Transforming Frac Sand Market. By Kari Johnson and Tim Beims.
January 2018
Best Events A Worthwhile Investment. By Jeremy Viscomi.
December 2017
Permian Driving Frac Sand Supply Shift. By Tim Beims and Colter Cookson.
November 2017
Shale Plays Driving Logistics Solutions. By Tim Beims.
September 2017
ECDP Completes Open-Annulus Well. By Lonnie J. Sullivan and Bill Grieser.
May 2017
Drawdown Key To Well Performance. By Hoss Belyadi, Ebrahim Fathi and Fatemeh Belyadi.
February 2017
Velocity Modeling Method Optimizes Perforating, Staging In Unconventional Reservoirs. By Scott Taylor, Jeremy King, Ben Schaeffer, Todd Hibbitts, Lucas McGreaham and Khaled Ghuneim.
December 2016
Method Detects Proppant in Far Field. By Matt Czapski, Keith Lynch, Terry Palisch, Wadhah Al-Tailji, Lewis Bartel and Chad Cannan.
August 2016
Variable-Rate Frac Boosts Production. By Jordan Ciezobka, Debotyam Maity and Iraj Salehi.
March 2016
LNG Puts New Demand On Shale Plays. By Jason D. Baihly, Richard Clayton and Garrett Lindsay.
September 2015
‘Stress Shadowing’ Effect Key To Optimizing Spacing Of Multistage Fracture Stages. By Ted Dohmen, Jon Jincai Zhang and Jean-Pierre “J.P.” Blangy.
August 2015
Advanced Tools Simplify Fracturing. By Colter Cookson.
April 2015
Economics Favor Refracs Of Horizontal Wells In Unconventional Plays. By George E. King.
February 2015
Method Improves Microseismic Results. By Peter M. Duncan and Carl W. Neuhaus.
January 2015
Field Test Validates Completion Design Part 2. By Jessica Barhaug, Victoria Martinez King, Andrew Schmidt, Angie Southcott, Lee Steinke and Harold Harper.
December 2014
Project Optimizes Completion Design Part 1. By Jessica Barhaug, Victoria Martinez King, Andrew Schmidt, Angie Southcott, Lee Steinke and Harold Harper.
July 2014
New Solutions Enhance Well Fracturing. By Danny Boyd, Special Correspondent.
March 2014
Microseismic Reveals Fracture Patterns. By Mary Ellison.
December 2013
Tools Trace Contamination Pathways. By Richard R. Railsback.
August 2013
Personal Touch Can Defuse Opposition. By Chris Faulkner.
January 2013
Two Cs Drive Bakken Well Performance. By Chris Wright, Mark Pearson, Larry Griffin, Leen Weijers and Brian Weaver.
August 2012
Trends Take Fracturing ‘Back To Future’. By Kevin Fisher.
May 2012
Frac Diagnostics Key In Marcellus Wells. By James O. Barth, Kevin M. Ryan, Michael J. Mayerhofer and Neil A. Stegent.
April 2012
New Films Show ‘Another’ Side Of Oil. By Samantha Sipowicz, Special Correspondent.
January 2012
Study Optimizes Eagle Ford Completion. By Kennedy Chukwuemeka Nwabuoku.
December 2011
Method Generates High-Resolution Shale Play Models. By Mark C. Robinson and Lisa E. Remington.
November 2011
Technologies Optimize Marcellus Wells. By R. Henry Jacot, Lucas W. Bazan and Bruce R. Meyer.
November 2011
Initiatives Target Hydraulic Fracturing. By Daniel M. Steinway and Thomas C. Jackson.
August 2011
Technology Evolving In Liquids Plays. By George E. King.
July 2010
Data Confirm Safety Of Well Fracturing. By Kevin Fisher.
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