E&P Magazine - January 2005
As I See It
E&P capacity faces new challenge
There is an old saying: Be careful for what you wish for, you just might get it.
Cover Story
Granddad and me
The other day I came across a photo of my granddad, Louis Pearce Sr., my predecessor as president and chief executive officer of TIW.
Drilling Technologies
Pushing big iron goes high-tech
The industry keeps asking for more from drilling rigs, even after phenomenal results.
Completions and Production
Special solutions for special places
Drilling directional wells in an environmentally sensitive area of Northeastern New Mexico poses some special challenges, not the least of which is a high potential for severe circulation loss. One operator has solved the problem.
Tech Watch
Gas emerging as Russia's trump card
The traditional Achilles heel of the world gas business has been aligning supplies with markets.
Tech Trends
SCADA builds agility into operations
Remote monitoring and control add near-real-time information to planning and action for remote oilfield activities.
Activity Highlights
A novel incentive
I have often complained in these pages about the emerging personnel crisis in our industry.
Another Perspective
Alaska wells get Lo-tox boost
Maintaining a clear focus on the end game helps companies drill for dollars.
Benchmark drilling performance
It's easy to get a high score if your company is the only competitor in the contest.
Let's give production engineers a break
Those who think, "Because we've always done it that way," is a valid excuse will be enlightened and hopefully encouraged to find there actually is a better way.
New company kicks off with a bang
Baker Hughes' newest division introduces a new formulation that delivers emulsion mud performance from a water-based mud.
Plans, performance build best wells
Competent well-building processes reduce unforeseen incidents and keep wells on time and on budget.
Providing a step-change in intepretation
Age volumes can significantly increase the amount of useful geologic information extracted from a seismic data volume.
Realizing the value of visualization centers
Collaborative centers reward their users with improvements in efficiency, cycle time and decision-making.
Riser solutions for the ultradeep
As a major offshore subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) contractor Stolt Offshore has interests in all types of offshore riser systems.
Solutions for the way ahead
The rapidly growing market for deepwater installations requires sophisticated technology and competence to deal with demanding challenges in a cost-effective manner, including the riser design.
Source-to-sales asset management
Integrated asset modeling from the reservoir all the way through to production processing is producing major savings while reducing risk. Design optimization is now a reality.
The new face of visualization
Aided by incredible advances in computing technology, visualization is evolving right before our eyes.
World Map
Falklands affair fuels desire and more
Two oil companies are separately targeting the seas around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic with plans to further explore its hydrocarbon systems.