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The ‘Necessary Evil’ of Four-mile Laterals

While extended length lateral wells can lead to massive profits, the risk might not always be worth it. At Hart Energy’s SUPER DUG, Diamondback Energy, SLB, NOV and others weighed the risk and rewards of drilling three- and four-mile laterals.

Tech Trends, OTC Edition: Drills & Bits

In this month’s Tech Trends, which takes place at the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference, new drilling technologies are on display as well as other bits that ensure efficient operations.

Exclusive: Cost-effective Benefits of Extracting from Mature Assets

Baker Hughes' well abandonment leader Bart Joppe details the importance of extracting resources from mature assets and the company's approach to managing a well, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

The Secret to Record US Oil Output? Drilling Efficiencies—EIA

Advances in horizontal drilling and fracking technologies are yielding more efficient oil wells in the U.S. even as the rig count plummets, the Energy Information Administration reported.

Comstock Continues Wildcatting, Drops Two Legacy Haynesville Rigs

The operator is dropping two of five rigs in its legacy East Texas and northwestern Louisiana play and continuing two north of Houston.

As Shale Runs Dry, EOR Companies Respond with Solutions

Shale Ingenuity and Titan Oil Recovery’s chemical EOR methods, while different, provide a sustainable way to produce more oil in mature basins.

Virtual Looking Glass: Collaboration Speeding Evaluations with Digital Twins

Integrating digitized rock information with lab data is helping inform decisions in completions, EOR, carbon capture and storage, geothermal and other areas.

Exclusive: Not All Reservoirs a Good Fit for CO2 Burial, Says Carbon Advisor [WATCH]

In this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive at the Carbon & ESG Strategies conference, Hart's Nissa Darbonne is with Tetra Tech's Michael Dunkel, an energy, water and carbon adviser, talking about why Dunkel pushes for caution when choosing a reservoir to sequester CO2. 

Tech Trends: The 'Small but Mighty' Biosurfactants Enhancing Oil Mobility [WATCH]

In this week's episode of Tech Trends, Hart Energy's Jaxon Caines is at Locus Bio-Energy to learn about the 'small but mighty' biosurfactants used for enhanced oil recovery. 

Nanobubbles, NGLs Show Promise in Oil Recovery

Nitrogen bubbles and recyclable propane treatments have enhanced oil recovery and cleaned out formations.