By Richard G. Ghiselin, P.E.
Senior Consultant, Qittitut Consulting, LLC

Openhole Multistage vs Plug-n-Perf Completions

Qittitut Consulting conducted extensive research on operator and service company preferences for using the two most popular methods for stimulating horizontal multistage completions. The results and the reasons for these preferences are a study in the economics of ­expediency versus the economics of a systematic approach.