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Can “Walking” Rigs Carry Shale at $45?
Shale producers are rolling out a new kind of oil rig that’s capable of moving from one well to the next…all on its own. Bloomberg reports:
Sure, the thought of an oil rig lurching from one pad to another on pneumatic stilts may sounds a little strange or even unsettling, but it’s one of many innovations that is helping shale producers keep the output up at levels well below what many predicted would be prohibitively cheap for fracking.
Much has been made about the dramatic drop in the U.S. rig count since the beginning of the year, but that metric is looking increasingly dated with the number of innovations the industry has produced. Rigs are able to drill multiple wells from one pad, and they’re able to do so quicker and ever more productively. Now, apparently, they’re able to move from one well to the next without requiring disassembly and transportation by truck, yet another time saver.
These sorts of tweaks aren’t going to stop. The shale industry is going to continue to find ways to streamline processes that will enable it to continue to drill and turn a profit, even in today’s bearish market. And as good as that is for American energy security, it’s even worse for the Saudi-led OPEC strategy of choosing not to cut production in the hopes that U.S. fracking would fold first. That petrostate cartel is playing a high-stakes game of chicken with our shale producers, and those companies are showing no signs of backing down from the challenge.
Posted: Sep 01, 2015 - 5:10 pm
Posted for fair use.....
http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/09/01/can-walking-rigs-carry-shale-at-45/
Fracking Smarter
Can “Walking” Rigs Carry Shale at $45?
Shale producers are rolling out a new kind of oil rig that’s capable of moving from one well to the next…all on its own. Bloomberg reports:
Sure, the thought of an oil rig lurching from one pad to another on pneumatic stilts may sounds a little strange or even unsettling, but it’s one of many innovations that is helping shale producers keep the output up at levels well below what many predicted would be prohibitively cheap for fracking.
Much has been made about the dramatic drop in the U.S. rig count since the beginning of the year, but that metric is looking increasingly dated with the number of innovations the industry has produced. Rigs are able to drill multiple wells from one pad, and they’re able to do so quicker and ever more productively. Now, apparently, they’re able to move from one well to the next without requiring disassembly and transportation by truck, yet another time saver.
These sorts of tweaks aren’t going to stop. The shale industry is going to continue to find ways to streamline processes that will enable it to continue to drill and turn a profit, even in today’s bearish market. And as good as that is for American energy security, it’s even worse for the Saudi-led OPEC strategy of choosing not to cut production in the hopes that U.S. fracking would fold first. That petrostate cartel is playing a high-stakes game of chicken with our shale producers, and those companies are showing no signs of backing down from the challenge.
Posted: Sep 01, 2015 - 5:10 pm
