Driving stage counts per day higher has been the name of the game in completions over the past several years. In this deep dive piece late-last year, we explored the frac efficiency trend in detail, documenting the success operators and pumpers were achieving. Versus 2016 frac cycle times, some operators …
Read More »Happy Fracsgiving! As Operators Give Thanks For Massive Efficiency Gains, We Ponder The Impact On The Frac Spread Count
This Thanksgiving, E&P C-Suites should invite their operations teams and pressure pumpers over for dinner. E&Ps have a lot to be grateful for this season in terms of the efficiencies they’ve been able to squeeze out of their spreads in 2018. Stages per day are rising. Zipper frac definition is …
Read More »Operators Concentrate On Cycle Times As Some Zipper Fracs Save Over A Million Bucks Per Well
2018 is the year of the zipper frac. Reducing completion cycle times is a key overriding theme in shale. Zipper frac are expanding both in use and definition. Check out how this trend is impacting completion programs in this update. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »A Self-Proclaimed “Sand Snob” Laughed At The Regional Sourcing Trend Six Months Ago. He’s Not Laughing Anymore…
The customer is always right, and here is what they are saying about the frac sand they are buying. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new …
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