Extensive compatibility tests determined the severity of the problem and developed preventive and remedial measures to deal with organic sludges that choked hydraulic fractures and the critical matrix ...

Tight gas reservoirs are characterized by narrow pores and throats, abundant clay minerals, and developed fractures. These lead to severe formation damage during drilling, negatively affecting ...

While every effort is put forth before drilling begins to ensure a successful well, not every well hits hydrocarbons at a commercially productive level. Statistically, wildcat (or exploratory) wells ...