Drilling & Production

Photo from Tengizchevroil LLP.
Tengizchevroil LLP operations at Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.
Production Operations

Chevron starts WPMP operations at Tengiz field, Kazakhstan

April 25, 2024
Chevron affiliate Tengizchevroil started operations at the Wellhead Pressure Management Project at Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.
Drilling & Production

Canada adds 5 rigs this week; US count down by 3

April 12, 2024
Canada's rig count increased by 5 rigs to 141 rotary rigs working this week. That compares with 127 rigs working during the same period a year ago, according to Baker Hughes data...
Drilling Operations

Energean to drill offshore Morocco

April 10, 2024
Energean PLC will assume operatorship of Lixus and Rissana licenses offshore Morocco and will drill in Lixus after partner Chariot Ltd. signed a rig contract for the Stena Forth...
Drilling Operations

Touchstone adds wells in Ortoire and CO-1 blocks

April 10, 2024
Touchstone Exploration has drilled wells into Ortoire and CO-1 blocks onshore Trinidad and Tobago and expects to test wells in Cascadura field later in the year.
Friction-pressure estimates (Fig. 1).
Drilling & Production

Polyacrylamides replace Guar for offshore completions

April 9, 2024
Deep offshore fractured wells require high surface-treating pressure to achieve required bottomhole pressures for treatment. These pressures can reach frac-boat limits and need...
Drilling & Production

Pantheon Resources to drill in upgraded Kodiak field

April 9, 2024
Pantheon Resources PLC will drill additional wells in Kodiak based on improved contingent resource estimates based on acreage expansion and improved updip reservoir conditions...