This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. In this paper, the process of crack propagation is investigated using the extended finite element method at the mesoscale to study the ...

In 2019, large azimuth (AZ) pushes while drilling a lateral in the Permian basin, West Texas, led Shell Exploration & Production to execute a 180º turn to drill the lateral back in the opposite ...

Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

India's Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. used a different approach to improve extended reach drilling through shales at its offshore Mumbai (Bombay) High oilfield. In a field on the south side of the ...