E&P Magazine - February 2017
Digital
Careful preparation and collaboration deliver Gulf of Mexico installation win for Hess and Heerema Marine Contractors.
As I See It
A Cyclical Business
It’s déjà vu all over again, in the words of New York Yankees baseball legend Yogi Berra.
Cover Story
Better Together: Industry Collaboration Lifts Innovation Higher
Careful preparation and collaboration deliver Gulf of Mexico installation win for Hess and Heerema Marine Contractors.
Collaboration Key To Driving Innovation
Developing new technologies and solutions is almost unfailingly a team task, and the industry is responding robustly to the collaboration clarion call.
Consortium Success
HARC and Environmentally Friendly Drilling were awarded a project designed to assess all Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) and related Department of Energy-funded projects for technology readiness.
Improving Reliability At The Network’s Edge
Ruggedized control centers reduce downtime in harsh conditions.
Optimizing BOP Testing
Innovation delivers new approach to BOP testing in a single trip.
World View
Diversity The Key To Exploration Success
Variety is the spice of life, or so they say, and that is an approach being adhered to by many of the world’s largest exploration companies.
Industry Pulse
What Does The Industry Think Of Operational Excellence?
A recent survey asked for oil company feedback.
Market Intelligence
Cost Inflation Returns To The Oil Patch
The price per stage for well stimulation services moved higher in fourth-quarter 2016, signaling an end to the downward arc in well completion costs.
Exploration Technologies
The DNA Of Exploration
New biological methodologies are being tested to improve the success rate in challenging fields.
Drilling Technologies
Double Or Nothing For Industry In Early 2017
At year-end 2016 the Texas rig count was nearly double what it was in 2015, and the price of oil was double what it was in February 2016.
Completions and Production
Innovation, Collaboration And Improvisation?
Better collaborations are possible by following these three rules of improv.
Special Report
Safety Gear Showcase: Protecting Employees No. 1 Priority
Having the best available equipment, training, clothing and accessories to help protect employees makes safety improvements possible.
Digital Solutions
Consulting From The Couch
AR and VR address the problems of an aging workforce.
Offshore Solutions
‘Highway’ For Downhole Data Delivers Optimized Drilling
Use of wired drillpipe in the Norwegian North Sea leads to significant time savings by enabling automation and optimization of the drilling process.
Operator Solutions
Five Biocide Myths That May Be Hurting The Bottom Line
The prevalent myths surrounding biocide use are busted.
Features
A Foundation For Growth
The marine construction and heavy-lift sector is showing tentative signs of recovery after more than two years of pain.
Bead Technology Helps Increase Drilling Footage
Less product results in greater depth than the competition.
Challenging HP/HT Limits Of Water-based Drilling Fluids
New polymer additives extend temperature limits.
Developing The 3-D Digital Rock
Project aims to enhance recovery through better rock physics understanding.
Gliding Through Extended Laterals With Water-based Fluids
New high-performance water-based drilling fluid system is a cost-effective option for shale wells with high-angle build and long lateral sections.
Jet Pumps Improve Bakken Shale Economics
Reliable, cost-effective option for early production of unconventional wells delivers significant savings for North Dakota operator.
Slimline ESP Boosts Production Rates Deeper In The Well
New technology more than doubles production in Utah well at nearly twice the depth of conventional ESPs.
The Promise Of Electroseismic Technology
New system provides direct hydrocarbon indicators through the combination of seismic and EM energies.
‘Shielding’ Spacer Prevents Cement-imperiling Losses
Protective membrane supports a high-pressure differential.
Unconventional Report
Bakken Snapshot
Data show falling breakevens and greater definition of the Bakken core.
Onshore US Regulatory Overview
As the oil and gas industry emerges from the previous two-year slump, producers have begun to green-light exploration of new fields and the development of existing projects.
R&D Spotlight
Produced Water Treatment JIP Flowing Well In Middle East
A groundbreaking initiative has seen a rare cooperation between two Middle Eastern NOCs as part of a JIP to develop an oil-in-water removal and media regeneration package.
Tech Watch
Triboelectric Energy Harvesting Captures The Imagination
New method can potentially generate megawatts of power.
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Check out the latest products and services.
Activity Highlights
International Highlights
Check out the latest worldwide news highlights.
On The Move
On The Move
Check out the latest promotions, new hires and company updates.
Last Word
Radical Efficiencies
Achieving radical efficiencies will require radical collaboration and radical change.