At-a-Glance: Offshore well stimulation restores or enhances inflow by removing near-wellbore damage or creating conductive paths via matrix acidizing, acid/proppant fracturing, solvent and scale ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a completion technique that pumps high-pressure fluid and proppant into a low-permeability reservoir to create and prop open fractures, increasing flow paths so oil can move to ...

The petroleum industry must predict pore-pressure profiles accurately, often walking a fine line between pore pressure and fracture gradient as it drills and completes oil and gas wells. The industry ...

Based on Kamal, B., Saboor, A., MacFarlane, G., Kernche, F., “Significant Performance Improvement with MPD in HPHT Narrow Drilling Window Campaign in the North Sea,” OTC-31217-MS, Offshore Technology ...