E&P Magazine - March 2003
As I See It
Measure goals for top performance
Some oil and gas companies have allowed production goals to divert their attention from shareholder expectations.
Drilling Technologies
Mud, glorious mud!
Can an all-in-one mud work?
Features
Middle East poised for gas kick
With up to 35% of the world's gas, Persian Gulf nations seek to harvest reserves.
Tech Watch
Pulsation improves cementing results
A new technique to improve primary cement jobs has resulted in a 35% decrease in average remedial cementing costs for a group of Canadian gas wells.
Activity Highlights
Keeping the faith
In the midst of war hysteria and fears of a failing economy, the United States lost another space shuttle last month.
Another Perspective
4-D: Back to the future
New seabed systems promise to make time-lapse seismic data more accessible.
Fiber-optics technology advances 4-D
Fiber-optic sensors offer a cost-effective solution to borehole and ocean-bottom monitoring.
Morphyabsorb debottlenecks system
New solvent exceeds performance targets during testing at a Canadian sour gas treating facility.
Synthetics: The new subsea solution?
With the gathering drive for global deepwater development, one of the less talked-about factors is the need to anchor the huge production vessels now coming into service.
Technology credited for new records
This year saw a lot of firsts, as new technologies were tested in the field.
Time-lapse has multiple impacts
Advanced 4-D tools are helping operators reap measurable rewards.
World Map
The industry needs more risk-takers
Wildcatting legends outline the secrets to their success, many of which were lessons learned from their failures.