PROACTIVE CHEMISTRY 40 | COVER STORY In the conventional oil and gas world, there have been many times when producers have responded to uneconomic commodity prices by simply shutting in wells and waiting for better days. When it came time to restart these assets, however, operators often learned a costly lesson: Wells shut in without proper chemical conditioning routinely suffered equipment and wellbore damage that required mitigation measures. In the unconventional realm, operators are finding that the same lesson still applies as they restore production from shut-in horizontal as well as conventional vertical producers. What can companies expect as they restart these assets? What new lessons should they learn from the experience, and how can they incorporate that knowledge into their chemical treatment and operating best practices? by Rick McCurdy MIDYEAR MARKET UPDATE 32 | Recovery Continues Even As Uncertainties Endure Both global oil demand and benchmark prices have regained much of the ground lost since mid-May. But with economic risks related to COVID-19 clouding the picture, where can the industry expect to go from here? Special Q&A With Ann-Louise Hittle, David Morris and Jason Downie GEOPHYSICS & COMPUTING 48 | Seismic Fault Analysis Reduces Water Production in Delaware Basin Wells Using geophysical data to identify water-saturated formations and faulting or fracturing that potentially could connect those zones to laterals reduces produced water handling costs and improves well economics. by Sandra Marek and Graham Spence 56 | CRAM Gathers Enhance 3-D Inversion to Reveal Reservoir Insights by Elive Menyoli 60 | Back-Office Software Simplifies Tasks, Reduces Cost by Colter Cookson DEPARTMENTS 9 | Calendar 12 | Oil & Gas Counts 15 | Industry Digest 76 | Industry Focus 81 | Classified Advertising 82 | Advertisers Index EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON AOGR.COM | IEA Forecast Calls for Continued Recovery in Global Oil Demand From International Energy Agency report | New Pipeline Increases U.S. Natural Gas Exports to Mexico From U.S. Energy Information Administration and API reportshttp://www.AOGR.COM https://bluetickinc.com/