E&P Magazine - June 2003
As I See It
Change processes for efficiency
A paradigm shift from individual computing to group computing is imminent.
Cover Story
Standards - We need them
Here we are, a US $130 billion industry with a poor track record for adopting standards that relate to units and information sharing.
Drilling Technologies
Software helps manage materials
Shaving off unnecessary features was an idea proposed by William Occam in the 15th century.
Features
Operators prepare Mackenzie Delta production
Even though no pipeline exists to transport gas, producers are shooting seismic and drilling wells.
Tech Watch
Iraq - sink or swim
What will be the future role of Iraqi oil?
Activity Highlights
Digging a hole
We get them by the truckload, the busload, baskets and bags full to overflowing, computer monitors tiled to infinity.
Another Perspective
Alaska well aims at hydrate deposits
Scientists have studied hydrates, and drillstrings have penetrated them, but the first deliberate US attempt to reach hydrates is in the works.
Concrete concepts for offshore LNG
While concrete structures have been used extensively to develop large oil and gas fields in the North Sea, they might now serve new markets.
Getting back to business
Although initial efforts in knowledge management were gloomy, a ray of sunshine is poking through the clouds.
Producers reach for offshore gas in GOM
High costs reap rich rewards.
Setting fast FPSO standards
West Africa has seen floating production systems before, but Exxon's Yoho project is the first early production system (EPS) deployed in that part of the world.
Solution proves popular for BP
With offices and partners spread across the world, BP's big offshore Claire project would be difficult to manage without the Internet.
System improves efficiency, accuracy
A new logging combo takes formation evaluation-quality measurements at much higher speeds.
Tool works in larger boreholes
Examples from the Niger Delta indicate that a new-generation monopole and crossed-dipole acoustic tool can overcome acquisition challenges.
Trust is the key ingredient
A positive corporate culture is critical in building the trust needed for successful knowledge management to occur.
Unconventional gas is heating up
Technical solutions, lifecycle phases and prospect development are the keys to unlocking CBM potential.
World Map
A 'cool' way to find oil and gas
Back in 1916, a weather map was generated by the state of Texas measuring the temperature 41/2 ft (1.4 m) above ground level.