Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. Massive frac-pumping equipment in a modern Marcellus gas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. This article is more than 3 years old. Pumping water mixed ...

Extending stage length in unconventional wells can yield considerable cost savings, but doing so may negatively affect distribution of fracture treatment among perforation clusters. Limited-entry ...

Ovintiv Inc. performed cluster experiments in a Wolfcamp B campaign in Permian basin to determine optimum perforation orientation and cluster spacing. A test well with alternating stage designs was ...