An investigation of the performance of a group of North Dakota Bakken wells was conducted for the purpose of assessing the relative benefit of premium ceramic proppants compared to 20/40 white sand and other ceramic proppants. The observed production histories of the wells, normalized for reservoir quality, severity of pressure drawdown and treatment type and …

REGISTER NOW:  http://www.spe.org/training/courses/RPP.php   This preparatory study course will share best practices for engineering professionals getting ready to take the professional registration or the SPE certification exam. Questions similar to those found on a typical exam will be reviewed in an effort to raise awareness of exam content. Areas covered include drilling and completions, production …

In spite of more than 20 years of advances in the application of geomechanical principles to improve understanding of its causes and improvements in drilling practices to reduce its effects, wellbore instability continues to be perhaps the largest single source of non-productive drilling time. Costs associated with overly conservative drilling and casing designs which are …

Profile:  Randy Wester is the Global Director of Subsea Engineering at FMC Technologies. He has worked for FMC for 34 years in numerous technical and management roles at the regional and global levels. Randy has been at the forefront of developing the engineering talent and technology needed to meet the ever increasing technical challenges of …