E&P Magazine - August 2015
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A research project is attempting to free up the vast amounts of residual oil in this world-class play.
As I See It
Papal Comments Highlight Global ‘Trilemma’
Holy smoke! It’s not often that an individual representing more than 1.2 billion people—that’s one in seven of the world’s population—starts commenting on the future of oil and gas.
Cover Story
EOR In The Bakken
A research project is attempting to free up the vast amounts of residual oil in this world-class play.
Middle East Bucking The Trend In Drive For New EOR Technology
New techniques will play a major role in enhancing carbonate recovery.
Open For Business
Operators crack open their EOR toolboxes to maximize the value of their maturing fields while researchers look for new tools in unconventional plays.
PDO Undertakes Ambitious EOR Project
Solar energy and fossil fuels don’t have to compete.
Recognition, Exploitation Of ROZs Coming Of Age
EOR projects are producing formerly immobile oil.
Unlocking Reserves In Deepwater Fields
Pre-screening helps determine the best EOR strategy in this case study.
Market Intelligence
First Green Shoots?
After six months of decline, demand for Permian Basin oil services—and pricing—is stabilizing.
Exploration Technologies
From Tiny Acorns…
A small processing shop evolves to hold the world’s largest 2-D multiclient library.
Drilling Technologies
Greenpeace Damages Seattle Marine Park; Shell Picks Up Tab
Activists protesting Shell’s plans for Arctic drilling caused $10,000 worth of damage in Elliot Bay, paddling off without paying.
Completions and Production
Up To A Challenge?
New initiative seeks fresh ideas to reduce and reuse water in onshore shale development.
Offshore Advances
Standardization Just Innovation By Another Name
Things can move slowly in the offshore world, and we’re not talking about the leviathans of the deep here.
Standardization Just Innovation By Another Name
Things can move slowly in the offshore world, and we’re not talking about the leviathans of the deep here.
Digital Solutions
Data-driven Model Advances Completions In Eagle Ford
Neural network modeling indicates best strategies.
Features
A Business Case For Borehole Geophysics
When surveys go from science projects to value builders, the prize will be in reach.
Advanced Diversion Technology Boosts Stimulation Effectiveness, Economics In New And Rejuvenated Wells
Unrestricted long-term production flow paths improve production results and reduce hydraulic fracturing costs.
Argentina Goes Against The Grain By Increasing Spending
A 14% budget increase by YPF for 2015 is mainly aimed at unconventional shale plays and tight gas sands.
Automation Optimizes Trucking Operations
A CTB approach and automation package has improved onsite safety and the bottom line for operations.
Big Data Gives Operators Advantages In Hotly Contested Plays
The industry can benefit quickly by approaching Big Data from the place of maximizing value by minimizing complexity.
Business Development In Low Oil-price Environment: International Export Strategies
Upstream oil and gas exports offer an important and often untapped customer base for many U.S. companies.
Companies Can’t Overemphasize Well Integrity
Cement job integrity can be improved with a rotating mandrel hanger that allows the casing to be rotated through the heel of the lateral while installing and cementing.
End Of An Era On Brent
The iconic North Sea field is nearing the end of its productive life after pumping oil and gas for close to four decades.
Hitting The Payload The First Time
Successful ERP deployment for the oil and gas supply chain requires a bridge between consultants, operators and major suppliers.
Hybrid Tree Solutions Take Root
When it comes to the latest generation of tree designs available for new field developments, the answer increasingly looks like it might not be just ‘horizontal’ or ‘vertical’ but something in between.
Improving Hydraulic Fracturing Efficiency With Better Proppant Transport
New proppant transport technology simplifies completions while reducing water consumption.
Looking To The Long Term
With the nervous offshore industry likely to produce only modest growth in the subsea tree market over the short to medium term, the expectation is that the eventual rebound will be largely driven by the E&P sector’s continued and necessary push into deeper waters.
Making Balanced Connections To Reduce Rig Time
Pressure-balanced connection system for offshore ESP systems eliminates the weaknesses of conventional ESP cable connectors.
Pioneering FPSO Vessel Gets New Lease On Life
Pioneering FPSO vessel gets new lease on life.
Surge Reduction While Running Casing Can Improve Well Integrity
Specially designed equipment can reduce the surge pressure attributable to running casing and liners. An optimized casing running solution may be required.
Trends In Well Testing
The size of hydraulic fracturing jobs as well as environmental and safety expectations will only continue to increase.
UKCS Regeneration Game
The year 2015 is playing host to several milestone anniversaries for the UKCS, but it may also eventually be viewed as a crucial inflection point in its remarkable history as it battles to remain economically viable in its later years.
Ultrahigh-concentrated Point Load Fractures High-compressive-strength Rocks
Conical diamond elements with very high-impact resistance provide flexibility in designing the numbers and placement of elements for special applications.
Tech Watch
New Alternative To Flaring
Power oxidation process turns ‘waste gases’ into clean, usable energy.
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