E&P Magazine - December 2002
As I See It
Manage change for business gain
A formal approach to handle change avoids costly surprises.
Manage change for business gain
A formal approach to handle change avoids costly surprises.
Cover Story
Why fight with a sword?
Several years ago I saw a cartoon that I thought was very funny. What is not funny is that I see this picture being played out in the petroleum industry today.
Drilling Technologies
Deepwater drilling faces challenges
What differentiates deepwater drilling? Greater water depths, riser manipulation, temperature gradients and added costs.
Features
Go West (Africa), young man
Huge reserves and production rates draw high interest.
Tech Watch
Multiphase meter multitasking
As multiphase meters gain wider acceptance, their potential to add value in new ways is being recognized.
Activity Highlights
A first-class boondoggle
The recent mid-term elections here in the US have resulted in a sweep for the Republican Party.
Another Perspective
An outsourcing success story
A combination of an independent's prospects and a service company's expertise has led to a mutually beneficial business relationship.
Better packer placement pays off
The need for more accurate placement of straddle packers led to the design of a tool for use in coiled-tubing fracturing operations.
Development caters to the gas bubble
Handling gas will become one of the dominant themes of offshore development over the next 5 to 10 years, while deepwater concepts also take their place on the technical horizon.
Manage turbulent technology for E&P success
E&P companies need an overarching plan to take advantage of emerging technologies.
New concepts shape drilling's future
Two step-change technologies are paving the way for drilling's future
Portable satellite to blossom in 2003
Satellite communications have stabilized to the point where applications are set to take off for both voice communications and data.
Producers find benefits in outsourcing
Operations and maintenance contractors expand role from support to overall operations management.
Software can reduce job risk
High-pressure well intervention can pose a real challenge for both job design and pressure control.
Solving the subsea processing puzzle
New technologies will tackle the problem of producing oil and gas from tough spots.
Tight gas under the microscope
Where is it? How much is there? How hard will it be to get it? Unconventional gas questions are getting answered.
Tool enhances CT clean-out process
A new jet assembly harnesses the turbulent force of a tornado to clean sand and cuttings out of horizontal wells.
Transcending the technology gap
What's good for exploration is good for the industry, if we can only figure out what it all means.
World Map
Drawing the battle lines
WesternGeco's decision to idle most of its North American land crews could be the shot heard 'round the world.