SPE Talks Tech: Tier differences, heavy oil innovation, and casing failures

Breaking down new articles in the January 2020 Journal of Petroleum Technology issue. Trent Jacobs and Steve Rassenfoss cover emerging technology for the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT), SPE's flagship publication. With SPE Talks Tech, our writers debate and discuss the hottest topics in the technical arena of the oil and gas industry.   In this episode:  JPT: What’s the Difference Between Tier 1 and Tier 2? Not Much The formula for value in a shale play used to be simple, lease acreage in the best quality rock based on Tiers cover large areas. That standard is fading as it has become obvious that the rock is highly variable and the drilling and completion designs are just as important. ========================================  JPT: Heavy Oil Innovation Haunted by Low Oil Prices and Bad Memories Heavy production spiked in two Canadian wells heated by an electric cable, but it is hard to find customers there at a time when Canadian oil prices and customers remember cables in the past that died young. ========================================   JPT: An Unconventional Challenge: Can Casing Failures During Hydraulic Fracturing Be Stopped?  The shale sector is seeking answers to a complex issue involving casing deformations that block access to long sections of a lateral. As opposed to frac hits, this rising problem is considered to be an intrawell phenomena.   Mentioned in this podcast SPE International App: https://www.spe.org/en/members/speiapp/ SPE Events: https://www.spe.org/en/events/about-events/ Trent Jacobs 📨 [email protected] Steve Rassenfoss 📨 [email protected]   We hope you enjoy the SPE Podcast… and take away something useful to your job and career along the way.  Your feedback is welcome, along with ideas for topics you would like to see us cover in future podcasts. You can also send your feedback to [email protected]. Like what you are hearing? Give us a 5-star rating and leave a review – we love reading what you have to say. You can also get connected with SPE on all social media, just use #SPEpodcast.   Society of Petroleum Engineers on Social LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube  More Information Event Calendar | Membership | Publications | Training | Resources   Thanks for listening!