Volume 117, Issue 8

Aug. 5, 2019 | BlueCrest Energy produced oil from its Cosmopolitan Unit in Alaska’s Cook Inlet by drilling from onshore into the offshore reservoir, coming up vertically from below the oil using what the company calls a fishbone technique. OGJ’s Drilling Focus special report, also covering the benefits of fully automated directional drilling as demonstrated in the Permian basin, starts on p. 35. Photo from BlueCrest Energy.