E&P Magazine - December 2012
As I See It
Cover Story
Being a production engineer becomes fun and important
With fewer wells being drilled, production engineers will be the heroes of the future.
Beware – the technologies are coming!
Onshore, offshore, and downhole, new technologies will revolutionize exploration.
Crystal balls and tarot cards
Predicting the future is no easy task.
Industry trends set stage for innovation
Hydraulic fracturing companies will continue to develop solutions to improve efficiency while protecting the environment.
Seismic amplitude anomalies play a major role in worldwide deepwater exploration
Research continues on direct hydrocarbon indicators.
Exploration Technologies
Zooming in on higher frequencies
A new seismic imaging method pushes resolution boundaries even further.
Drilling Technologies
Technology grows exponentially for oil and gas industry
Innovations in the offshore industry show just how quickly technology advances to meet new challenges.
Completions and Production
Flow studies expanded
A laboratory advances the study of well perforating and flow optimization to the next level.
Digital Solutions
Protect against cyber attacks
Think your company’s proprietary data is secure? Think again.
What to look for in modern process automation solutions
While oilfield technology continues to develop at a fast pace, the techniques for energy recovery and the demands of accessing oil and gas reserves require open, proven technology.
Features
Arctic and drilling efficiency stretch drilling technology
With the industry focusing its efforts on drilling and completing wells under harsher conditions, innovations have targeted improving downhole operations in Arctic, deepwater, and HP/HT operations.
Arctic drilling plans heat up
Companies are devising strategies to tackle harsh Arctic conditions in hopes of making massive finds in an area that could hold significant undiscovered oil and gas resources.
Eaglebine producers bring new technology to the historic Woodbine
A liquids-rich play emerges from the tight Woodbine sands at the eastern edge of Texas's Eagle Ford shale.
Explorers get bigger toolkit
With seemingly no end to their ingenuity and innovative spirit, companies introduced several useful technologies in 2012.
Industry faces game-changing issues
Resource shifts and global economies will keep things interesting.
Making partnership a priority
The evolving requirements of asset management for major supply companies require a partnership approach with their oil company and contractor customers.
Offshore asset integrity: lessons learned from the aviation industry
The application of standard aviation practices can go far in prolonging the life of offshore assets.
Offshore tide rising in 2013
As wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said,'It is always wise to look ahead but difficult to look further than you can see.' Bearing those wise words in mind, what are the key trends and events likely to rise over the horizon as the industry moves into 2013?
Plenty more fish in these seas
The long-term picture for offshore oil and gas developments is becoming more robust by the day, and companies are wasting no time in positioning themselves accordingly.
Production 2012 – a year in review
A big bundle of new oil and gas tools released to the market in 2012 looks to increase production and decrease headaches in 2013.
Technology drives the industry
The new COO of First Reserve is placing his investments in oil and gas ‘megatrends.’
Tech Watch
Sourceless formation evaluation reduces HSE risks
Avoiding chemical sources saves time and money logging a directional well in Egypt.
Tech Trends
Activity Highlights
On The Move
Management Report
Searching for the best
One company’s online search tool could render resumes obsolete.