E&P Magazine - March 2007
As I See It
Monitor leased compressors for profit
Operators and leasing companies win with effective monitoring systems.
Planning lowers rig move costs
Experts list techniques that increase efficiency and trim expense in moving offshore rigs.
Cover Story
Where will it end?
I am headed off to the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference tomorrow.
Drilling Technologies
Service companies face LWD challenges
Service companies providing logging-while-drilling (LWD) formation evaluation are presented with as many technical and commercial challenges as operators.
Completions and Production
Acid jetting tunnels through rock
A new acid jetting technique creates tunnels through rock to economically extend wellbore contact.
Special Report
Data recorder available for real-time applications
Data recorder available for real-time applications
First monobore liner debuts
First monobore liner debuts
UAV system aids in remote sensing
UAV system aids in remote sensing
Features
Peru seeks all-star status
Better licensing terms should draw international players to the jungle.
Tech Watch
Oil, gas focus potential for good, bad
Field operations carry the potential for high impact.
Tech Trends
Solve the right data-people-time problem
Data management plays an increasingly critical role in upstream operations.
Activity Highlights
Are you satisfied?
Consumers have a fetish for ranking products.
Last Word
King Richard III dubs 42-gal barrel
From the Petroleum Age, Vol. 3, No. 4 (December 2006), quarterly newsletter American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS), Washington, D.C.
Activity Spotlight
Chevron inaugurates Bibiyana gas field
Bangladesh Chevron
China opens offshore to exploration
China Offshore
Halliburton moves headquarters to Dubai
Halliburton
Hercules Offshore acquires TODCO
Drilling Hercules
Hydro selects Schlumberger Petrel software tools
Global software agreement establishes Petrel as the Hydro subsurface reservoir characterization standard
MMS plans Gulf of Mexico rule changes
Gulf of Mexico
New IHS Acquisition Screener Helps A&D Teams Identify Acquisition Targets in Texas
Consolidated Data Source Allows Oil and Gas Teams to Focus on Asset Screening,
New PETRA Release Delivers Integration with IHS Enerdeq
Provides real-time data access for oil and gas companies' interpretation projects
Operators seek pay in Canadian Yukon
Canada Yukon
Vietnam gets first offshore drilling rig
Vietnam drilling
Another Perspective
'HFM' enhances performance
An innovative wellhead compression testing program finds production uplift at a fraction of typical drilling costs on mature gas wells in the Barnett Shale.
Anti-stall tool improves coiled tubing drilling
Anti Stall Technology (AST) aims to reduce or eliminate stall-out problems related to coiled tubing drilling.
Combined drilling technologies boost production
Underbalanced coiled tubing drilling proves its value in a five-well program to limit damage and improve production.
ESPs get plug-and-play capability
A new streamlined electrical submersible pump design saves time and money.
Improve shale gas production forecasts
Assessing the potential of shale gas resources requires an understanding of the shale properties.
New EM application pays dividends
An industry first paves the way for real-time logging-while-drilling in underbalanced wells.
New EM method aids in appraisal, monitoring
"Logging before drilling" technique works on land and shallow water.
New technology deliquifies wells
Increase production by avoiding liquids in gas wells the easy way.
Operator tests limits of coiled tubing drilling
With 1,000 wells to drill, BP set out to prove that coiled tubing drilling (CTD) wasn't a pipe dream.
Shale gas plays expand
Operators collect land for major gas programs.
Special techniques tap shale gas
For maximum production, look at the life of a shale-gas play.
Staged plunger lift opens options
Wells that once failed to meet plunger-lift requirements may now qualify.
International Spotlight
Education depends on research
Years ago the petroleum industry looked at academic research as producing two products - high-quality graduates and technology - and invested accordingly.
World Map
Game-winning technology
Controlled-source electromagnetics is adding a new page to the exploration playbook.
Slow - or harried?
Slow technology uptake may be a symptom of too much on our plates.