Directional drilling is becoming the predominant method of opening up reservoirs in the mature Western Canada Sedimentart Basin. Wellsite geologists are supervising and controlling the wellpath in order to achieve maximum exposure to the reservoir or to hydrocarbons within a reservoir. Strong understanding of directional drilling terms is paramount in this capacity. Glossary of geosteering terms […]
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Cardium Reborn
Back in 2008, the Cardium Formation in central Alberta was stale and tired, with well known areas drilled to exhaustion, and fringes deemed un-economic. As of 2010, thanks in large part to new technologies that include horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing (“multistage horizontals”, as nonsensical as it sounds, is becoming a mainstream term), the Cardium […]
The Case for Remote Geo-Steering
The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is a mature oil and gas area, where most of the easy reservoirs have already been discovered, and in many cases already drained. Most new plays are linked to the deployment of new technologies in reservoirs previously deemed un-economic. Where is remote geo-steering applicable? Not every play is suitable for […]