Drilling & Completions
Hydraulic fracturing in stages: plug-and-perf, sand and flowback
How a horizontal well is fractured one stage at a time: plug-and-perf and sliding sleeves, the frac spread, fluid and sand, pressure watching and flowback.
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Drilling & Completions
Rigs, drilling fluids, directional wells, casing and cement, fracturing and the work that brings a well on production.
Drilling & Completions
How a land drilling rig works, from the derrick to the mud pits
A plain walk around a land drilling rig: the hoisting, rotating, circulating, power and well control systems, the crew who run them, and one connection.