Oil & Gas Technology

Drill Cuttings Volatiles Analysis for Oil & Gas, CCS, Helium, and Geothermal: Review of a Talk for the Ohio Geological Society by Mike Smith, PhD, President of Advanced Hydrocarbon Stratigraphy. March 18, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Drill Cuttings Volatiles Analysis for Oil & Gas, CCS, Helium, and Geothermal: Review of a Talk for the Ohio Geological Society by Mike Smith, PhD, President of Advanced Hydrocarbon Stratigraphy

Promising New Methods to Improve and Enhance Oil Recovery: More Oil with Less Drilling? July 20, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Promising New Methods to Improve and Enhance Oil Recovery: More Oil with Less Drilling?

Closed-Loop Gas Capture Systems: A Sensible Alternative to Flaring and Shut-In for Stranded Gas but There Are Regulatory Challenges. October 7, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Closed-Loop Gas Capture Systems: A Sensible Alternative to Flaring and Shut-In for Stranded Gas but There Are Regulatory Challenges

Seismic Technique of Shear Wave Splitting Analysis Promising for Fracture Characterization in Carbonates and other Fractured Reservoirs. November 4, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Seismic Technique of Shear Wave Splitting Analysis Promising for Fracture Characterization in Carbonates and other Fractured Reservoirs

Longer Wells Mean More Production from Fewer Rigs: Repost of a Linked-In Post by Ted Cross of NOVI Labs (w/commentary and additional graphs). May 12, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Longer Wells Mean More Production from Fewer Rigs: Repost of a Linked-In Post by Ted Cross of NOVI Labs (w/commentary and additional graphs)

Formation Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Summary and Review of Aspen Technology’s White Paper. June 21, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Formation Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Summary and Review of Aspen Technology’s White Paper

Decarbonizing Drilling Ops: Combustion Catalyst Fuel Enhancers, Hydrogen Injection, Gen Sets, Grid Power, Diesel-Battery Hybrids, Robotic Rigs, and More. July 25, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decarbonizing Drilling Ops: Combustion Catalyst Fuel Enhancers, Hydrogen Injection, Gen Sets, Grid Power, Diesel-Battery Hybrids, Robotic Rigs, and More

Chevron’s New HPHT Deepwater Tech: Will It Enable More Oil Production? August 13, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chevron’s New HPHT Deepwater Tech: Will It Enable More Oil Production?

Andium’s AI/IIOT Platform and Thermal Methane Detection Technology: Including Improvements in Tank Level Monitoring, Flare Monitoring, Methane Monitoring, Fire Detection, Liquid Leak Detection, and Asset Tracking for the Oil & Gas Industry. November 16, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Andium’s AI/IIOT Platform and Thermal Methane Detection Technology: Including Improvements in Tank Level Monitoring, Flare Monitoring, Methane Monitoring, Fire Detection, Liquid Leak Detection, and Asset Tracking for the Oil & Gas Industry

Decommissioning Offshore Oil & Gas Infrastructure: Costs, Recycling, Repurposing, Shared Infrastructure, and Onsite Waste Fluid Treatment. November 29, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decommissioning Offshore Oil & Gas Infrastructure: Costs, Recycling, Repurposing, Shared Infrastructure, and Onsite Waste Fluid Treatment

Emerging Horizontal Drilling Patterns and Geometries: U-Lateral/Paperclip/Horseshoe Patterns, Multilaterals, Fishhooks, and Thermal Oil Play Multilateral Designs. November 30, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Emerging Horizontal Drilling Patterns and Geometries: U-Lateral/Paperclip/Horseshoe Patterns, Multilaterals, Fishhooks, and Thermal Oil Play Multilateral Designs

New Flare Burner Design Increases Combustion Efficiency and Methane Destruction Efficiency and Will Reduce Effects of Crosswinds: Machine Learning, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Additive Manufacturing Used to Develop It. March 10, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Flare Burner Design Increases Combustion Efficiency and Methane Destruction Efficiency and Will Reduce Effects of Crosswinds: Machine Learning, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Additive Manufacturing Used to Develop It

Induced Seismicity Management in Argentina’s Neuquen Basin: The Need for a Traffic Light System. March 13, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Induced Seismicity Management in Argentina’s Neuquen Basin: The Need for a Traffic Light System

Multiple Well Hydraulic Fracturing: From Zipper Frac to Simul-Frac to Chevron’s Triple Frac and Matador’s Trimul-Frac. April 12, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Multiple Well Hydraulic Fracturing: From Zipper Frac to Simul-Frac to Chevron’s Triple Frac and Matador’s Trimul-Frac

A Quick Primer on Oil Refining: The Journey from Crude Oil to Heavy Fuel, Kerosene, Jet Fuel, Gasoline, Naphtha, and Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids. April 24, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: A Quick Primer on Oil Refining: The Journey from Crude Oil to Heavy Fuel, Kerosene, Jet Fuel, Gasoline, Naphtha, and Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids

Upcoming Decline in Primary U.S. Oil Output? The Need for Enhanced Oil Recovery Will Grow. April 29, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Upcoming Decline in Primary U.S. Oil Output? The Need for Enhanced Oil Recovery Will Grow

Gas Ratio Analysis and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: History, Applications, Limitations, and Trends. May 4, 2025.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Gas Ratio Analysis and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: History, Applications, Limitations, and Trends

Proppants for Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil & Gas and Enhanced Geothermal Wells: Frac Sand, Exxon’s New Lightweight Petroleum Coke Proppants, Ceramic Proppants, and Resin-Coated Proppants. May 10, 2025.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Proppants for Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil & Gas and Enhanced Geothermal Wells: Frac Sand, Exxon’s New Lightweight Petroleum Coke Proppants, Ceramic Proppants, and Resin-Coated Proppants

Diverting agents in the oil and gas industry: A comprehensive analysis of their origins, types, and applications: Scientific Paper Review and Summary. May 13, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Diverting agents in the oil and gas industry: A comprehensive analysis of their origins, types, and applications: Scientific Paper Review and Summary

Frac Sand Mining in the U.S.: Ordovician St. Peter Sand and Cambrian Sands in Wisconsin and Other U.S. Deposits, Including the Cambrian Hickory Sands in Eastern Permian Basin Region and the Cenozoic Monahans Dune Sands Between the Midland and Delaware Basins. May 20, 2025.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Frac Sand Mining in the U.S.: Ordovician St. Peter Sand and Cambrian Sands in Wisconsin and Other U.S. Deposits, Including the Cambrian Hickory Sands in Eastern Permian Basin Region and the Cenozoic Monahans Dune Sands Between the Midland and Delaware Basins

New Stable Reverse Osmosis Membrane for Oil Separation, Manufactured Using Interfacial Polymerization, May One Day Replace Oil Fractionation Columns in Refining and Massively Reduce Energy Use. May 28, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Stable Reverse Osmosis Membrane for Oil Separation, Manufactured Using Interfacial Polymerization, May One Day Replace Oil Fractionation Columns in Refining and Massively Reduce Energy Use

Baker Hughes’ Hummingbird Oil & Gas Well Cementing Unit: Oilfield Electrification Continues. June 5, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Baker Hughes’ Hummingbird Oil & Gas Well Cementing Unit: Oilfield Electrification Continues

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) Are Powering Many Oilfield Operations, Mostly Production, but Also Drilling and Pipeline Transport. Jun 19, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) Are Powering Many Oilfield Operations, Mostly Production, but Also Drilling and Pipeline Transport

Analyzing Natural Gas and Ensuring Gas Quality Along the Value Stream: Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Emerges as a Leading Technology. July 7, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Analyzing Natural Gas and Ensuring Gas Quality Along the Value Stream: Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Emerges as a Leading Technology