Webb County Drilling Performance
How Drilling Engineering Services Reduced Well Costs in the Eagle Ford IPT Well Solutions (IPT) used new procedures and practices to reduce drilling costs in the Eagle Ford. The team applied statistical modeling to evaluate unconventional wells, focusing on lost time incidents, rig types, bit selection, and drilling fluid practices. The Challenge & Approach IPT […]
Active Frac Management Savings
How Fracturing Costs Were Reduced Using Active Frac Management in the Permian Basin By focusing on time, chemical usage, and effective proppant placement, IPT Well Solutions (“IPT”) delivered $230,000 in total savings for a small West Texas independent operator. On these two Wolfcamp zipper fracs with 53 stages, IPT achieved maximum performance without sacrificing safety, […]
Pumping the Frac Job
Hydraulic Fracturing Consulting: Optimizing Frac Jobs to Reduce Cost and Improve Performance No one knows for sure how a formation will accept a fracture stimulation treatment until pumping begins. Some operators will pump the job “as designed” like a “cookie-cutter” with minimal to no changes in the pump schedule and live with the consequences. Other […]
Paradigm: Drilling Engineering Services
Generating a Full Field Development Plan in a Highly Restricted Urban Drilling Location in partnership with Paradigm for Mineral Resources. The Challenge This project was located in a highly restricted urban environment directly under the city of Greeley, Colorado. The development field had limited surface drilling locations to achieve optimal acreage production. The Approach To […]
Firestone Injection Well
Northern Colorado is growing, and who doesn’t want to live in this beautiful state? With growth comes increased potable water demand, and the Town of Firestone elected to supplement their water system by capturing alluvial water and treating it with reverse osmosis. Many Northern Colorado towns have similar water system growth needs. The Challenge Reverse […]