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Chemical EOR’s Future

“Rigzone” has published a three part series on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).   The first segment dealt with CO2 EOR, and was summarized in a previous blog.  What follows is a synopsis of their Chemical EOR article which was written by Matthew Jones and Laura McIntyre with the research firm Visiongain.  The third installment deals with… Read More


CO2 Based Enhance Oil Recovery

In spite of the recent drop in oil prices, operators are still extracting as many barrels as economically feasible from known reserves.  “Rigzone” has recently run a three part series on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).  The following is a synopsis of the first segment on CO2 injection. After primary (e.g. pumping) and secondary (e.g. waterflood)… Read More


BBVA: TX OK 2 $70

BBVA Compass Bank sees the Texas economy as relatively unaffected at current crude prices according to a recent article in “Rigzone”.  The bank attributes this resilience to the diversification of the Texas economy, especially in urban areas such as Houston.  While the Bayou City is still the energy capital of the world, it has become… Read More


Shell to Continue Asset Sales Despite Recent Price Declines

In spite of recent drops in crude oil prices, Shell persists in pursuing its goal of $15 billion in asset sales by the end of 2015, according to a recent article in “Rigzone”.  Upstream director, Andrew Brown told reporters “We do have a continuous need to recycle our portfolio.  Fifteen billion (dollars) is still only… Read More

November 20, 2014 • Oil and Gas, oil and gas royalties, Pricing

Halcon Cuts Drilling Effort in Response to Price Drop

“Rigzone” reports that Halcon Resources Corp., which operates in the Bakken and Eagle Ford shales, is revising its drilling budget in response to recent decreases in the price of crude oil.  While original plans called for an 11 rig program in 2015, the company now anticipates only 6. Not all Bakken operators are following suit… Read More