E&P Magazine - November 2015
Digital
Prolonging the Profitability of Mature Fields
As I See It
Talking Technology
After a year spent largely hearing about cost-cutting, it is heart-warming to get back to learning about some emerging upstream technologies and to hear about fresh investment in innovation.
Cover Story
Brand New Pay
Prolonging the Profitability of Mature Fields
New Array Pulsed Neutron Technology Improves Gas Recovery Offshore Italy
Tool can be used in mature and producing fields for findingbypassed hydrocarbons and increasing production.
Pulsed Neutron Tool Takes Three Measurements In One Trip
Gas, fluid and oil saturations can be profiled to monitor reservoirs and find bypassed pay.
Realizing The Recovery Value Of Aging Assets
Collaboration must begin soon to realize the full value of the UKCS.
Rejuvenating Existing Assets During A Downturn
Expandable liner system offers economical solution to maintain or increase production rates in existing assets.
Shifting Economics In Mature Fields
A new approach seeks to prolong the profitability of mature assets.
Exploration Technologies
Stopping Workflow Theft
A new cybersecurity issue surrounds data parameterization.
Drilling Technologies
Coffee Grounds Could Foretell Future Of Methane Emissions
Fortune tellers may have been right all these years by using coffee grounds to predict the future. And Shell’s Chukchi Sea well brings up the ghost of Mukluk.
Completions and Production
‘Fail Early, Fail Well’
No shame in failure, only in failing to learn from it.
Offshore Advances
Keeping The Power On
Geothermal energy and ocean currents could keep well sites operating autonomously.
Digital Solutions
Accelerate Seismic Interpretation, Transform Workflows With New Mobile Technology
Powerful mobile workstations are set to unchain geophysicists from their desks.
Drilling Down On Data To Ensure Future Success
Digital technologies will continue to be the key to unlocking data’s full potential.
Features
A Fast-track Pipelay Pioneer
Vessel Spotlight
Alberta’s Gooey Prize
The Athabasca oil sands have gone from being a curiosity to one of the largest oil accumulations in the world.
Cashing In On Pieces Of The Caspian Jigsaw
The Caspian region is overcoming immense challenges to prove itself as an oil and gas giant.
Completely Disintegrating Frack Plug Is Latest Application Of Nanostructured Materials Technology
Advances in materials science and nanotechnology deliver new composite material with unique chemical and mechanical properties.
Cotton Valley Is Lone Bright Spot In ArkLaTex
Greater proppant loading in slickwater treatments boosts production.
CT Annular Fracturing: ‘What’s Trending Now?’
Another positive step forward is made in the use of CT for annular fracturing.
Drilling Rig Contracts: No More Paying For Nothing
London court ruled against ‘repair’ rate for maintenance during periods when the rig could not be used as result of the contractor’s breach of contract.
Exploring Subsea Cable Market
The increasing complexity of subsea designs spurs innovation in the design and construction of subsea cables.
Hope Is Not A Strategy
Hope is something we should never lose when going through tough times. But the global upstream industry cannot afford to rely on optimism alone as it strives to survive in today’s ‘lower-for-longer’ oil price environment.
HP/HT Pressure-control Systems Push Technology Boundaries
The consequences of BOP failure at 20,000 psi and 320 C (608 F) in ultradeep water are driving operators and manufacturers to meet new, more stringent regulations.
Marcellus Still Has Plenty To Offer
Drilling and completions efficiencies combined with a burgeoning demand for natural gas are helping to keep this play going strong.
Market Downturn Spurring Much Needed Innovation
Aggressively using automation technologies is the key to success in the new price environment.
Next Stage Defi ned In Perforating Optimization
A modular perforating deployment system from the cable head to the detonator meets the demanding task of perforating horizontal wells in unconventional plays.
One Model, One Solution Used Throughout Field Development Life Cycle
Full-field integrated modeling offers a holistic view of subsea processing system interdependencies and behaviors.
Perspectives On Refracturing
New technologies and methodologies are key to the successful revitalization of mature shale wells.
Presalt In Brazil
While challenging, the presalt plays offshore Brazil are slowly revealing their riches.
Semiautomated Pipehandling System Improves Arctic Rig Safety
Two operators in British Columbia implemented a semiautomated pipehandling system on rigs in an area where temperatures can drop as low as -30 C.
Solving Inefficiencies Of Fracturing Fluid Delivery
New structured fracturing fluid delivery system brings order to a cluttered work environment.
Subsalt Imaging—A George Orwell Analog
Advances in acquisition and imaging are helping to fight Big Brother.
System Eliminates Standard Maze Of Power Cables For Walking Rigs
Distributed power and control technology improves rig mobilization, safety and operational efficiencies.
Tech Watch
Improving Operations With An iPhone
One company cut costs by 90% with BYOD GPS.
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Activity Highlights
International Highlights
International highlights on recent projects and other global developments
On The Move
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