Anna
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Use of Historical Data to Drive Present Drilling Rig Performance
Data intelligence is key to supporting energy transition goals. A reporting and intelligence sharing rig inspection tool is just one example of how smart data can be utilized to enhance inspections and understand trends, so issues can be effectively predicted before they occur.
Minimizing Equipment Downtime with In-situ Seal Welding Technology
A seal welding technology has resulted in no requirement for an FPSO to return to port, and repairs can be carried out offshore to allow continued production and minimize costly equipment downtime.
Unleash Reservoir Performance Without Drilling New Wells
Tools that provide operators with solutions to impact production on their existing assets immediately.
Tying Together Rig Automation Processes
Digital well plans and high-definition data can help operators make sense of the advanced technology on rig sites.
Evaluating Well Performance in Real Time with Automated Rate Transient Analysis
Visualization software speeds up the time-demanding process of monitoring and analyzing well data throughout each day.
Opinion: A Subsea System Approach to Project Design
By embracing a system approach, it can provide a degree of consistency, certainty and cost control—all valuable commodities at a time of rapid change as we march on to new horizons.
How Nodal Technology Enabled New African Opportunities to be Explored
Nodal technology offers substantially reduced environmental footprint, reduced HSE risk, faster surveys and significant operational and logistical efficiencies before, during and after acquisition.
Momentum Picks up for Wellsite Emissions Monitoring
Experts with Project Canary and MiQ share insights and strategies on emissions monitoring technology, certification and leak prevention.
Methane Management: Creating a Plan of Action
Service providers are contributing to methane emissions management by advising operators with systematic action plans to achieve their reduction targets.
Putting Trust and Sense into Data for More Sustainable Energy Operations
Odfjell Drilling improved rig operations, developed a new business model and easily shared rig data with its clients using 4Subsea's Internet of Things sensors in conjunction with its data analytics platform to digitally enhance its global rig operations.
Petrobras Driving Digital Innovation for Offshore Technology
In this digitalization transformation era, Petrobras’ "innovation machine" aids in assembling a team to create new technologies, strong business strategies and increasing efficiencies.
Data-driven Workflow Makes Better Use of Historical Data to Improve Return on Capital
Returns must improve for the oil and gas industry to remain a viable target for capital investment.
Sharper Focus on Drilling Technology will Open Door to Geothermal Revolution
Traditional drilling techniques have hamstrung the vast potential of deep geothermal—too long on site, too many risks and too high of a market barrier—which is why, particularly given the potential of enhanced geothermal systems, it is time for the sector to take a fresh approach to its core technology.
Digital Transformation in Oil & Gas: Creating Efficiencies to Drive Bottom Line
The problem is companies in this industry may seem like they are a part of the technology revolution by using Excel spreadsheets and email versus paper-based forms, but there's a fundamental misunderstanding of what digital transformation truly is.
Bringing CCS Subsurface Insight to Oil and Gas Operators
Executives from CGG, PGS and TGS shared how their companies are helping businesses minimize their carbon footprints by implementing CCS subsurface technologies and services.
DSEA and Drilling: Importance of Data Sharing in Oil and Gas
The industry could achieve an 'easy win' in drilling technology integration by being transparent about the data they collect.
Opinion: Well Pad Detection Predicts New Drilling Earlier and Better than Permits Alone
Permits and rigs will always be part of the energy intelligence mix. But just as every energy company had to become more technologically savvy to survive the past two years, this new upcycle will require adopting new intelligence technologies.
Column: Call for More Upstream Open-source Computing
RED President Steve Hendrickson discusses the need for better and more widely available open-source software in the upstream industry.
Methane Detection Technologies Preparing Operators for Upcoming EPA Regulations
Continuous OGI cameras are a clear path forward for the industry to demonstrate ESG leadership and regain its credibility as a responsibly sourced form of energy.
Forensic Analytics Enhances Drill Bit Design
AML technology produces a digital dull report with precise wear measurements on every cutter to drive forensic analysis and scientific bit optimization strategies.
Chasing Carbon: Talos Energy Talks CCS Point Source, Regional Hubs
Both have advantages, according to Talos Energy, but one could get developers to first injection quicker.
Artificial Lift Advances: Minimizing Sand Damage During Unconventional Well Production
To save operators money and materials in their unconventional well production, they must minimize sand production that can be harmful to the wells.
Optimizing Scale Deposit Monitoring Programs to Reduce Risk and Lower Costs
ChampionX was contracted by an operator in Nigeria to develop a customized scale inhibitor monitoring program for the surface facilities and seawater flood systems of an FPSO.
Developing a Sustainable Workforce in the Energy Industry
This Q&A details the key developments and current requirements in the energy sector's training market.
Shenandoah to Help Push Deepwater Boundaries
The future is positive for HP/HT developments, rigs and the 20k market, according to Beacon Offshore Energy and Transocean.
Pore Pressure and Geomechanics Services Reduce Opex and Help Meet ESG Targets
Understanding the pore pressure and geomechanics of a well prior to and during drilling reduces downtime and provides a safer environment for those at the well site. With remote pore pressure and geomechanics services, users can reduce the number of personnel required on site.
Data Analytics Tool Improves Well Productivity; Frac Plug Assembly Eliminates Potential Leak Paths
A new data analytics modeling tool and a new frac plug technology were among the latest innovations showcased at the recent SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference.
Cloud-based Solution Accelerates Well Planning
This case study details how OMV E&P improved well construction planning efficiency and performance for its wells in Austria.
Opinion: How the Oil and Gas Industry Can Use Nanotechnology to Become More Sustainable
Implementing nanotechnology can help move away from band-aid solutions employed in the oil and gas industry and its wastewater discharges, and this will manifest green solutions that are both economical and sustainable.
Midcontinent Tech Talk: What's New in 2022?
Baker Hughes, Schlumberger and Well Data Labs experts provide insights about the latest tech challenges, advances and R&D taking place in the SCOOP/STACK, Merge and other Oklahoma plays in the Midcontinent region.