The use of computer-aided seismic facies classification techniques continues to grow and play a vital role in interpretation workflows within the exploration and production (E&P) industry. In recent years there... more

Weyburn. Vacuum. Silo. To those in the exploration business, these fields are practically celebrities. They've all been the focus of Colorado School of Mines' Reservoir Project (RCP) over the past... more

HALLIBURTON SECURITY DBS The FM3000 series bit was developed using a new cutter/rock interaction model based on a better understanding of cutter wear. Previous wear models estimated only the wear flat... more

Statoil is planning a much more extensive operation on subsea wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to optimize its subsea well operations work and ultimately to raise its overall... more

Accessing previously untapped reserves by re-entering existing well bores can extend significantly the productive life of mature oil and gas fields. Yet, conventional sidetracking techniques pose limitations, both technical and... more

Subsea engineering group Maris International gave a paper at the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) on the SDR concept. Like so many good ideas, interest was expressed at the time,... more

Deepwater is where much of modern subsea technology is being bought and used as companies seek to improve their offshore performance parameters. From field sensing to flow solutions, key contractors are... more

Anyone who was alive and had media access in 1991 probably remembers the images of huge oilfield fires burning across Kuwait in the wake of the Iraqi invasion of that... more

If you're an oil company, the world can be a hostile and dangerous place. Whether your refinery is a target for terrorists intent on destroying infrastructure, your drilling rig is... more

This summer US President George Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other leaders of the G8 nations will sit down for a summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, to discuss world... more

The Centurion swivel seal incorporates aerospace seal design and high performance mechanical sealing technology to seal washpipes reliably in the aggressive environment of today's drilling programs. It is a direct... more

Often, even the best cement formulations fail to perform because of placement problems. Halliburton's ChannelSeal settable spotting fluid (SSF) has rheological properties specifically designed to compensate for incomplete drilling fluid... more

The oil and gas industry is exposing itself to unnecessary commercial risk and financial losses because most operators do not have adequate legal measures in place when awarding offshore contracts,... more

NORTH AMERICA Pioneer Natural Resources Co. named Timothy L. Dove president and chief operating officer, Richard P. Dealy executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Darin G. Holderness vice... more

1. Geyser Petroleum Inc., Southlake, Texas, staked a wildcat in an undrilled eastern Nevada township. The company's 1 Pipeline Canyon-Federal is located in Section 28-15n-62e in White Pine County about... more

1. Energy Partners Ltd. participated in Callon Petroleum Co. discoveries at the Matagorda Island 639 #1 and North Padre Island 913 #1 wells in western Gulf of Mexico. It also... more

1. If Venezuela's Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA) can't get together with partners Royal Dutch/Shell and Mitsubishi Corp. on details about running the giant Mariscal Sucre liquefied natural gas project... more

1. ChevronTexaco promised further appraisal drilling after a "significant" oil and gas discovery with its West of Shetland Faeroes-Shetland Channel Rosebank and Lochnagar exploration well. Describing the find as "potentially... more

1. Tunisia will announce a new licensing round for at least six offshore blocks next year. PGS will be helping with the round and will shortly start shooting 2-D seismic as... more

1. The government of Jordan has approved an agreement allowing Sonoran Energy to study the exploration potential of an oil field east of Jordan's capital city of Amman. Sonoran said... more

1. The Philippines has awarded two service contracts to different Asian oil companies that will allow the firms to start exploration activity in the country - with the country also... more

The oil and gas industry is changing. Supplies are tight, prices are up, investments are rising and staff is short. The pressure is on to produce more at lower cost... more

At what point do we stop drilling for gas and start hitting magma? Operators in the Deep Shelf play in the Gulf of Mexico seem intent on solving that riddle. I... more

Col. Edwin Drake, who drilled the first producing well in the United States, got to bottomhole depth on August 26, 1859. He drilled to about 69 ft (21 m). It... more

While the oil and gas industry has a technological basis and has continued to benefit from technology development there is less spending in research and development (R&D) activity than in... more

A new series of land rigs has been introduced in China that features an award-winning variable frequency drive and digital control functions. Ten of the new rigs have been delivered... more

Salud. And nugatory onde secondaire, which, of course, in legatechnich means "void secondary wave," a term much used in the seismic industry. I employ this phrase to introduce a new... more

Since oil and gas became commodities, and with the equity market impact of the Enron/other corporate scandals, the financial world is scrutinizing oil companies more closely. E&P companies are being... more

Caribbean nation seeks first oil and gas production. Looking for a new play? Tired of braving North Sea storms, Middle East heat and Caspian winters? Jamaica may have the answer to... more

Along with directional drilling and the pursuit of deep gas, the international oilpatch needs to become more effective at a new line of work - community development projects. While far... more