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Reading Between the Lines of Subsurface Data
New subsurface software developments are helping operators create higher resolution between well correlations.
E&P International Highlights (Week of July 19, 2021)
Check out these E&P and drilling activity highlights from around the world.
On the Move (Week of July 19, 2021)
New hires, promotions and appointments continue to fuel the industry's workforce.
Tech Trends (Week of July 19, 2021)
This weekly section highlights the latest upstream technologies designed to improve efficiencies.
Geochemistry Workflow Provides Understanding of Drainage Networks in Unconventional Plays, Maximizes ROI
A new methodology has been designed to provide detailed drainage and production definition without operational interference.
Artificial Lift: Changing How We Think About Well Interventions
Utilizing the Gorilla Jack hydraulic table, downtime for each well was negated by upward of three weeks for a major operator in the Williston Basin.
Using Desanding Data in Intervention to Deliver Solid Profits
Sand production has long been considered a problematic solution in solids management. However, leveraging desanding data can turn solids management into a profitable opportunity.
Tackling the Issue of Pipeline Corrosion
The effects of corrosion can contribute between 3.5% and 5.2% of global GDP (i.e., between $285 billion and $439 billion annually on a global basis, calculated for 2020 GDP figures of $84.54 trillion U.S. dollars).
EU versus US: Investing in Oil, Gas and Renewables
How the EU and U.S. invest in oil, gas and renewables is leading the powerhouse nations toward starkly different futures.
Permian Tech Talk
In this roundtable, Baker Hughes, NOV and TGS experts share their insights on latest technology innovations and happenings in the Permian Basin.
Exploration: Leveraging Digitalization to Maximize Results in the Field
The ability to seamlessly access data regardless of where data reside empowers companies to identify previously missed zones of pay, accurately predict and plan for negative drilling events before they occur, correctly forecast pore pressure and generate multiple what-if scenarios to understand an activity’s impact on a reservoir.
Enteq Upstream SME Shares Insights on Future of Directional Drilling
"There is ample room for an alternative to traditional RSS tools without having to rip up the rulebook and start again," according to Enteq's Neil Bird.
Tech Trends (Week of July 12, 2021)
This weekly section highlights the latest upstream technologies designed to improve efficiencies.
On the Move (Week of July 12, 2021)
New hires, promotions and appointments continue to fuel the industry's workforce.
How Digitization Can Reduce Hydraulic Fracturing’s Environmental Impact
The digitization of well completions can help operators understand their emissions profile and optimize operations.
E&P International Highlights (Week of July 12, 2021)
Check out these E&P and drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Expandable Liner Accelerates Offshore Norway Multilateral Drilling
Coretrax recently undertook its first deployment of an expandable liner technology for a major Norwegian operator in one of the biggest natural gas fields in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, which also possesses significant quantities of oil in thin zones under the gas cap.
Sustainable Innovations in Seawater Electrochlorination
The oil and gas industry is increasingly concerned with environmental awareness and safety, yet no current regulations cover seawater electrochlorination for offshore applications.
Opinion: The Future is Exponential, The Future is Digital
The acceleration in adopting digital tools to accommodate remote ways of working is phenomenal and only illustrates the point that organizations that are digital, fit and lean will make it through the crisis and emerge even stronger.
The Cyberphysical Realm: What’s Next for the Upstream Sector?
Digital experts offer deep insights on how remote operations, IoT and digital twins are evolving in today’s fast-changing environment.
On the Move (Week of July 5, 2021)
New hires, promotions and appointments continue to fuel the industry's workforce.
E&P International Highlights (Week of July 5, 2021)
Check out these E&P and drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Tech Trends (Week of July 5, 2021)
This weekly section highlights the latest upstream technologies designed to improve efficiencies.
Potential Fields: A Regional Lightning Analysis
A new type of potential field analysis is being used for regional analysis in southern Mountrail, Ward, McHenry and Pierce counties in the Williston Basin in North Dakota.
Improving Drilling Performance in East Texas Haynesville Shale
A fit-for-basin bit design improves ROP by 69%, reducing rig time and associated costs.
Single-Shot Perforating System Maximizes Cluster Efficiency
A field-proven, single-shot perforating system delivers cluster efficiencies near 100% and significantly lowers treating pressures while increasing stages per day and deployment safety.
Biosurfactants EOR Technology Maximizes Financial Stability and Sustainability of Well Operations
Producers are using sustainable biosurfactant technology to reduce production declines.
Building the Next Generation of FPSOs
In recent years, advances in the design of rotating equipment packages have helped FPSO operators meet demanding targets for capex and opex, production uptime, safety and emissions.
Opinion: What's the Role of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Global Energy Transition?
The oil and gas industry will lead the energy transition through decarbonization and advanced technology innovations.
Is Wider Well Spacing Leading to Better Performance?
Wood Mackenzie research indicates Permian wells see better production from upspacing.