Deliquification of a low-pressure gas well requires a different approach, tools, and staffing than artificially lifting an oil well. There is no “silver bullet” that will solve all deliquification ...

Ever since the Nazis started streaking like fire toward Russia’s oilfields, observers have wondered: How do you wreck an oil well? An oil well is a deep, narrow, steel-lined hole in the ground. To ...

Casing wear remains a critical issue in oil and gas well operations, particularly as wells become deeper and more deviated. Research in this field focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of wear that ...

Well casing is the set of concentric steel strings run and cemented in a borehole to provide structural support, isolate formations, and create a pressure-tight conduit for drilling and production. It ...

Bradenhead cementing, where pressure is applied to the entire casing string, improves cementing operational efficiency and economic viability. It isolates the vertical part of the wellbore from ...

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The rig operator was stumped. He’d been making good progress, but now something blocked the way forward. The operator, Denny Mong, stared at an unassuming metal tube in the ground — the fossil of an ...