Big Data Management

WHY CARE ABOUT PXRF DATA? Thanks to relatively short scanning times and low operating cost, portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) scanning of geologic core samples has

Can a machine learning model learn where the play sweet spots are, just from raw well logs? The answer is YES. Using logs (or any

How often does an engineer dash off a simple produced water analysis, doing something like applying a flat WOR to their oil prediction? It’s easy

Why do operators stay in oil and gas plays long after it’s clear that they are uneconomic?

There’s a big difference between

When Parsley Energy announced their acquisition of Jagged Peak in October 2019, WTI was trading at $55/bbl. Though the all-stock nature of the transaction protected

Optimizing DUC inventory is something that many operators unfortunately have to wrestle with after pauses in completions activity.

Machine learning models can help

In this post, we analyze Noble’s Delaware DUC inventory during the great coronavirus shut-in. How can smart operators optimize their activity to survive low prices?