Production Archives

Advances in Well Completion Design Sustain Advances in Shale Oil Productivity

EPRINC Non-Resident Fellow Trisha Curtis and Trustee Ben Montalbano build on some of their previous work concerning US shale productivity in their recent paper entitled “Completion Design and the Impact on US Shale Well Productivity.”They identify the factors contributing to sustained productivity growth in several US shale plays and examine some of the economic constraints facing well efficiency. As the nation adjusts to relatively stable and depressed oil and gas prices, Trisha and Ben’s paper outlines the current industry environment and highlights future challenges to increasing shale productivity. Their paper can be downloaded by clicking here.

EPRINC’s Max Pyziur Presents at the annual Energy Information Administration (EIA) Conference

Max takes us through the role octane has played to meet both engine performance requirements as well as its growing role as a strategy to meet the regulatory requirements of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. As is always the case when it comes to fuel specifications and engine performance, it is complicated. Max outlines the historical trends and the trade-offs ahead. The event took place on June 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. The presentation can be found here.

EPRINC Publication on Mexico in the Forum, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies

An EPRINC assessment on US energy trade with Mexico was recently published in the Forum, A quarterly journal for debating energy issues and policies from the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies. This issue of the journal from June 2017 is entirely dedicated to energy developments in Mexico. The piece by Lucian Pugliaresi is on the growing importance to the United States of energy trade with Mexico and our southern neighbor’s contribution to an integrated North American petroleum production platform. The article begins on page 44 and the recent edition of Forum can be found here.

Lucian Pugliaresi Presents at the 2017 Washington Oil & Gas Forum

On June 7, 2017 EPRINC’s President, Lucian Pugliaresi, presented at the 2017 Washington Oil & Gas Forum. A copy of his presentation can be found here.

On the Loss of John Lichtblau and Robert Greco

On a very sad note EPRINC recently lost two colleagues. Our former Chairman and current honorary Chairman, John Lichtblau, passed away on May 29, 2017. He was 94 years old. On May 17^,2017 we lost Bob Greco, an EPRINC Distinguished Fellow. Bob was 57 years old.

We’ve known both of these good men for more years than we can recall and we will miss much more than their good counsel. We will miss their intellectual curiosity, optimism and close friendship.