The second annual Horizontal Drilling USA Extended Laterals Congress 2014, set for Feb. 26-27, is scheduled to bring together oil and gas professionals to discuss tool reliability, tool selection and other industry topics. Jeremy Compton, a senior drilling engineer with Houston’s Oak Valley Operating, was on the agenda to talk about the art and science of steering long laterals. He answered a few questions before the event about the challenges of longer laterals for oil and gas professionals.
Q. Drilling these longer laterals does not come without its challenges. What is the biggest question operators are currently asking themselves?