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itself using innovative materials and technologies to redefine the
performance envelope of operational assets without increasing cost.
by Christina Lomasney
74 | Best Practices Enable Predictability of Unconventional Formations
by Tanya Andrien, Carl W. Neuhaus and Mark Nibbelink
81 | Microseismic Monitoring Determines Active Production Volume
by Jan Vermilye and Charles Sicking

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30 | Analysts See Reasons for Optimism in 2016 and Beyond
Q&A with Michael Cohen, Jodi Quinnell, and Bill Gwozd
42 | Resilient Independents Anticipate Drilling Rebound
by Bill Campbell

UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCE SCIENCE
48 | High-Rate Fracs Give New Life to Vertical
Resource Play
by Ulysses "Trey" Hargrove, Beau Berend,
Craig Adams and Will Greathouse
60 | Project Models Key Eagle Ford Shale
Properties
by David Hull, Philip Chapman, Dave Miller,
David Ingraham, Nicole Fritz and Nicholas Kernan

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
88 | Enterprise SCADA Optimizes
Wells, Pipelines and Plants
by Ron Hanna and Steven Seale
96 | Innovations Designed to
Maximize Production
Performance
by Corinne Westeman

DEPARTMENTS
9 | Calendar
12 | Oil & Gas Counts
14 | Industry Digest

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