E&P Magazine - April 2015
Digital
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It was ever thus in the subsea world.
As I See It
Cause And Effect
When times are hard, tough decisions on cuts are made. But deciding when to stop cutting can be even harder.
Cover Story
Back To The Future For Subsea
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It was ever thus in the subsea world.
Keeping Subsea Fields Flowing
Operators are maximizing production of their new and existing subsea wells through careful integrity management of their subsea assets.
Keeping subsea fields flowing
Operators are maximizing production of their new and existing subsea wells through careful integrity management of their subsea assets.
Exploration Technologies
Dr. Anisotropy
From a simple idea a legend was born.
Drilling Technologies
Some Bright Spots Appear In International Drilling Landscape
With operators pushing for 15% to 20% reductions in costs, drilling contractors are girding for an intense downturn.
Completions and Production
Subsea Processing: Will It Survive The Crash?
SSRWI technology use will increase as time goes by.
Offshore Advances
Keeping The Lights On
With project sanctioning and award of contracts, industry-leader Eni demonstrates there’s no slowing down in Ghana.
Digital Solutions
Delegation Of Control In An iOps Command Center
By adopting the principles of integrated operations, companies can reinvent their operational structures and work processes.
Features
A better approach to environmental compliance
Popular solutions, regulation management and managed services simplify the compliance challenge and set forth a strategy.
A Better Approach To Environmental Compliance
Popular solutions, regulation management and managed services simplify the compliance challenge and set forth a strategy.
Advances In Artificial Lift
Wireless capabilities streamline data collection.
An Underexplored Hydrocarbon Province
The deepwater Pelotas Basin warrants further exploration.
Art And Science Of Emergency Pipeline Repair Systems
How R&D in contingency planning are evolving to address the unique demands of deepwater pipeline repair.
Best Practices Help Keep Deepwater Megaproject Capex In Check
With the current low oil price environment, the need to improve project capital costs and assure better reliable delivery using industry-recognized best practices is paramount.
Capillary-Injection Tubing Anchor Optimizes Treatments, Monitoring
New tubing anchor extends chemical treatment and downhole monitoring options for wells on any form of artificial lift.
Chance For Startups, Shakeups In West Africa
Though several projects are headed for startup, the downturn may challenge players in the region to change their strategies and look for new opportunities.
Cracking The Code For The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
Having multiple layers of information on prospectivity will enhance exploration and development of the TMS.
Deepwater Black Sea, Shale Top Romania’s Oil, Gas Agenda
The specter of Russia looms over Europe as Romania focuses on shale and ultradeepwater exploration to reverse declining oil and gas production.
Deepwater Black Sea, shale top Romania’s oil, gas agenda
The specter of Russia looms over Europe as Romania focuses on shale and ultradeepwater exploration to reverse declining oil and gas production.
Demand Drops 50% For Well Stimulation Equipment
Most new orders are only to replace retiring equipment.
Heavy Marine Transport Giant Lives Up To The Hype
Almost three years ago Dockwise of the Netherlands gave a presentation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, where it unveiled designs for a striking vessel it was in the latter stages of completing—the Dockwise Vanguard.
Meeting Local Content Requirements In Mexico
IOCs entering Mexico will need to overcome local content challenges to establish successful operations.
MPC Bridges Drilling, Zonal Isolation
Technique used to achieve an effective zonal isolation with conventional cementing considering the narrow pressure window available.
MPD Sets Benchmark In Med’s Deepest HP/HT Exploratory Well
The automated MPD system allowed the proactive optimization of drilling parameters including mud weights to head off costly drilling issues.
Permian Basin Enters Its Second Act
The industry had mostly given up on the basin, but technology kicked off a whole new boom.
Pressurized Mudcap Drilling
Drill cuttings get injected into the fractured section, acting as natural lost circulation material.
Pump-down Operations Improved
Visualization software, tension device and frack charges sped up completions and increased the volume of proppant placed.
Reducing Cost For Pipeline Projects
Survey identifies main factors affecting pipeline project costs; next step is to develop measures to reduce those costs.
Taking An Integrated Approach To Seismic Exploration
Getting as much information from the seismic data as possible leads to better decisions.
TMS Faces Uphill Battle With Low Oil Prices
Encana and Goodrich Petroleum are continuing efforts in the TMS while most other companies are waiting for oil prices to improve.
Water Reuse: A Necessary Evolution For The Industry
Technology simplifies reuse and enables producers to exchange wastewater.
Tech Watch
Counting Cost Of Inaccurate Meter Calibration
Using the ‘wrong type’ of fluid to test and calibrate subsea multiphase flowmeters could result in poor measurements that cause the loss of millions of dollars in revenue.
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Activity Highlights
International Highlights
International Highlights
On The Move
On The Move
On The Move
Last Word
Waste Management Can’t Be Overlooked
New technologies that allow environmental surety while reducing near-term and long-term costs should be embraced.