E&P Magazine - September 2001
As I See It
Project management shaves costs
Real-time, cross-enterprise collaboration improves decisions and reduces wasted effort.
Cover Story
Create a 'culture of excellence'
How do you create a company that makes an investor say, "I've got to own that stock"? Start by creating a "culture of excellence."
Drilling Technologies
Manage knowledge while drilling
If knowledge is power, then knowledge while drilling is a powerful tool for well construction.
Features
Irish gas dash gets under way
Efforts to find alternative energy supplies for the Irish Republic reached fever pitch in the late 1990s, and with the Corrib discovery progressing toward development in 2003, other steps are being taken to find new energy for the republic.
Tech Watch
CO2 injection grows in Gulf states
With ownership of the source field, Denbury Resources is setting the stage for wider tertiary activity in Mississippi with its Little Creek enhanced oil recovery (EOR) program.
Activity Highlights
Economics 101
With the increasing spending on, and importance of, offshore activities, especially in deep water, we felt our readers would find enhanced coverage of the latest offshore developments a benefit.
Another Perspective
Attenuation attributes indicate pay hydrocarbons
A new consortium hopes to combine seismic, logging and rock physics to study inelastic rock properties.
Drill ahead to complete HP/HT wells
A new process helps maintain borehole pressure integrity.
Foothills challenge gas seekers
Huge gas reserves await operators that decipher Foothills geography.
Industry experts unsure of future
Geophysical industry representatives agree their business model is all but broken. So now what?
Moving ahead with focus
BJ Services' top executive has kept his company focused on core competencies for the past 15 years.
That focus, paired with BJ's international presence, has put the company on solid ground.
New drilling system stands out
A newly developed freestanding drilling riser enables quicker disconnect in case of hurricane, saving costly downtime for deepwater wells.
New rig components add up
What's new on drilling rigs? Just about everything.
Sensor improves image quality
A multicomponent land sensor is proving its worth in trial surveys.
Steam pilot upheld at Wyoming field
Derek Resources has achieved success with one of the few US projects known to be producing oil using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology.
Tap unconventional reservoirs
Huge gas reserves are locked in difficult-to-recover reservoirs worldwide. High gas prices and evolving technology will ensure the development of these reserves, but it will not be easy, according to expert Steve Holditch.
Weyburn project plays double role
PanCanadian Petroleum's Weyburn carbon dioxide (CO2) injection project will add 25 years to field life and provide rich fodder for a greenhouse gas tuck-away program.
World Map
You've got questions? We've got answers
Seismic is only as good as the answers it provides. A new way of thinking might squeeze a little more useful information out of those squiggly lines.