This article is by David Barstow, Laura Dodd, James Glanz, Stephanie Saul and Ian Urbina. It was the last line of defense, the final barrier between the rushing volcanic fury of oil and gas and one of ...

Hydraulic fracturing in the presence of natural fractures causes a complex network of fractures to form because of shear and tensile failure. During hydraulical fracturing, shear failure in a ...

Einar Framnes Saga Petroleum a.s. Forus, Norway Joseph R. Roche Hydril Co. Houston The purpose and effectiveness of a ram blowout preventer (BOP) in a worst case situation was illustrated in related ...