February 2014-New Publications

Shale Gas

Allen, Ryan. New Frac Plugs Effective in Horn River. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp. 98-103. February, 2014.

Barbee, Darren. Chesapeake’s Utica Sweet Spot is ‘Well-Defined and Localized.” Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, p. 40. February 2014.

Kaiser, Mark J. and Yunke Yu. Haynesville Update: Low Gas Constrains Profitability. Oil & Gas Journal, V. 112.2, pp. 52-58. February 3, 2014.

Logan, Amy. Growing Pains in Utica to Ease as More Solutions Come Online. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 108-109. February 2014.

Kumar, Amit; Ron Dusterhoff; and Shameen Siddiqi. Evaluating Strategies for Liquids-Rich Shale Wells. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 104-107. February 2014.

McKenna, Kevin. Neural Nets Optimize Well Targets. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 84-90. February 2014.

Thomas, Mark. UK Incubating Shale’s Early Growth. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 110-113. February 2014.

Westeman, Corinne. Ohio’s Unconventional Plays Spark Employment Growth. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp 153-157. February, 2014.

Shale Oil

Boyd, Danny. Permian Basin Operators Continue to Ramp Up Pace of Drilling, Production Activity. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp. 79-88. February, 2014.

Darbonne, Nissa. Tuscaloosa Marine Shale. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, pp.63-66. February 2014.

Haines, Leslie. FANG Strikes in the Permian. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, pp. 59-61. February 2014.

Hart, Paul. Growing Opportunity. Midstream Business, V. 4, N. 2, pp. 51-53. February 2014.

Holder, Dan. Illinois Setting the Stage for New Albany Play. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp. 161-164. February, 2014.

Hudson, Raphael. Mexico Begins to Open Up. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, p. 21. February 2014.

Mason, Richard. Oil’s New Launching Pad. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, pp. 44-57. February 2014.

Rassenfoss, Stephen. More Carbon Dioxide Means More Oil. Journal of Petroleum Technology, V. 66, N. 2, pp. 38-45. February 2014.

Snow, Nick. U.S., Canadian Transportation Boards Want Tougher Crude-by-Rail Rules. Oil & Gas Journal, V. 112.2, pp. 36-38. February 3, 2014.

Tao Xu and B. Todd Hoffman. Frac Orientation Affects Tight-Oil EOR. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp. 146-151. February, 2014.

Gas Hydrates

Prado, Larry. USGS: 85 Tcf in North Slope Hydrates ‘Technically Recoverable.” Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, pp. 40-42. February 2014.

Coalbed Methane

Dong Chen and Ji-Quan Shi. Gas and Water Relative Permeability in Different Coals: Model Match and New Insights. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 122, pp. 37-49.

Hamilton, S. K.; S.D. Golding; K.A. Baublys; and J.S. Esterle. Stable Isotopic and Molecular Composition of Desorbed Coalseam Gases from the Walloon Subgroup, Eastern Surat Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 122, pp. 21-36.

Yidong Caia et al. Permeability Evolution in Fractured Coal — Combining Triaxial Confinement With X-Ray Computed Tomography, Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonic Techniques. International Journal of Coal Geology, V. 122, pp. 21-36.

General

Boyd, Danny. Technology Improves Proppant Design. American Oil & Gas Reporter, V. 52, N. 2, pp. 105-111. February, 2014.

Duey, Rhonda. If It’s Broke, Fix It! E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 66-67. February 2014.

Filshill, Archie. Geosynthetic Liners Help Manage Water Issues. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 72-73. February 2014.

Jian-chun Guo and Gou Bo. Improved Proppant Placement in Glutenite Reservoir Aids Fracturing. Oil & Gas Journal, V. 112.2, pp. 68-74. February 3, 2014.

Pitchumani, Ramanan; Kanth Josyula; Scott Greenbrauer; and Taso Melisaris. Curable Resin-Coated Proppant Prevents Proppant Flowback. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 60-62. February 2014.

Rojo, Daniel. Midcontinent A&D Thrives. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, p. 17. February 2014.

Sotolongo, Kristie. Can Fracing Save Water? A University of Texas Report Says It Can. Oil and Gas Investor, V. 34, N. 2, pp. 31-32. February 2014.

Thompson, Michelle. The Midcontinent Galaxy. Midstream Business, V. 4, N. 2, pp. 47-49. February 2014.

Weeden, Scott. Industry Aims to Unlock Mysteries of Fracturing Downhole. E&P Magazine, V. 87, N. 2, pp. 31-58. February 2014.