That is the goal of those who aim to refine how drilling and completions work in the US unconventionals patch in order to to minimise risks, costs and drilling time, according to Alan Huffman, chief technology officer at Sigma 3 Integrated Reservoir Technologies.
The company works with service providers to minimise a "cookie-cutter" approach that repeats a design out of habit without a full understanding of the reservoir geology, he said in a panel discussion at Hart's Energy Capital Conference in Houston on Tuesday.
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