Haynesville operators have applied the one-two punch of longer laterals and high-intensity completions to boost EURs. Cotton Valley and Bossier operators are grappling with accessing thick sections of tight sands. This panel of experts from Pine Brook Partners, PetroQuest, Baker Hughes and Halliburton dissects the particulars of what works today and how designs are evolving, including current thinking on stacked and staggered laterals and massive proppant loadings.

SPEAKERS:

  • Dick Stoneburner, managing director of Pine Brook Partners LP and retired president of North America shale production division of BHP Billiton Petroleum Ltd.;
  • Charles Goodson, president and CEO of PetroQuest Energy Inc.;
  • Jason Simmons, advanced technologies lead at Baker Hughes, a GE company; and
  • Neil Modeland, business technology manager of Halliburton.

MODERATOR:

  • Richard Mason, chief technical director of Hart Energy