E&P Magazine - August 2016
Digital
New service combines integrated well planning with real-time data and lessons learned from thousands of casing exits to optimize drilling of a development well in a mature San Juan Basin Field.
As I See It
Less Is More
Recent panic headlines about falling numbers of multibillion-dollar megaprojects are missing the point.
Cover Story
Casing Exit Service Delivers Significant Reduction In Rig Time
New service combines integrated well planning with real-time data and lessons learned from thousands of casing exits to optimize drilling of a development well in a mature San Juan Basin Field.
Diamonds In The Rough: E&Ps Find New Reserves In Mature Basins
Mature basins continue to represent a vital source of fresh reserves in a cautious climate.
Extreme Makeover
New technologies are pushing mature fields farther into the future as operators look to do more with existing infrastructure.
Liner Offers Alternative To Replacement Of Subsea Pipelines
Rehabilitation rather than replacement of existing subsea pipelines is now possible with Kevlar-reinforced liner system.
Maersk Enjoys Bravura Performance On Bravo
Innovative thinking helped to virtually triple the original life expectancy planned for a pioneering Danish North Sea platform to an impressive 70 years.
World View
Deep Water To Surface From Downturn Dip
Deep water will rise from the depths to once again feed the industry’s future need for major offshore reserves.
Industry Pulse
Introducing Cost-conscious Compliance
The offshore sector can spend less without making compromises.
Market Intelligence
Prime Time For The Permian?
Permian operators tell contractors they will increase activity, a sign of hope for an oilpatch inflection.
Exploration Technologies
Getting To The Core Of The Matter
A research project aims to study the effects of one of the world’s largest extraterrestrial encounters.
Drilling Technologies
Rig Count Continues Slow Climb, Highlights Regional Increases
The variations in the rig count give indications about the areas that can increase operations with oil prices hovering around $45.
Completions and Production
Revved-up Well Decom
Optimized well decommissioning approach reduces time and costs through concurrent rather than sequential steps in operations.
Special Report
ONS Technology Showcase: Technology Key To Unlocking Offshore Challenges
Advances in technologies and techniques are at the forefront of the offshore sector’s efforts to drive down costs, enhance efficiencies and grow sustainable production levels.
Digital Solutions
Protecting Onshore Assets With Surveillance That Connects
Camera solution allows operators to benefit from heightened levels of situational awareness spanning all process, security and safety aspects.
Shale Solutions
Small-volume Seismic Licensing
How to access seismic data when you think you can’t afford it.
Operator Solutions
Hydromechanical Perforating Tool Halves P&A Project
Unconventional design eliminates explosives to increase safety and efficiency.
Features
Combined Approach Facilitates Drilling
Using WBS in tandem with MPD enabled the drilling of a well with unstable shales and depleted sands.
Continuous Data Acquisition Saves Time, Expense In Logging
Combining microseismic measurements with VSP recording aids in determining the benefits of a permanent system.
Disposable Downhole Fiber-optics Solution
The world is increasingly becoming a throw-away society, so it’s no surprise that disposable fiber-optic technology is being looked at for well intervention applications.
Fiber-optic Borehole Seismic Vector Sensor Technology
System provides sensitive recording for high-resolution reservoir characterization and monitoring.
Innovative Technology Lessens P&A Costs And Regulatory Burden
With regulatory P&A requirements increasingly stringent and costs rising exponentially, a faster and cheaper solution is delivering the goods.
Integrated System Improves Drilling Operations
Surface, downhole data collection aids in understanding operational problems.
Keeping The Oil Flow Flowing
Nontoxic paraffin removal agent helps return flow to a GoM pipeline slated for abandonment.
Realizing Flow Assurance Through Clamp-on Production Surveillance
A proactive flow assurance strategy using clamp-on surveillance meters can help minimize potential production interruptions.
Unconventional Report
The Mancos Shale: Time For Another Look
A new resource assessment gives this unconventional play world-class status.
Regional Report
Focused Players Positioned To Fuel NCS’ Future
Norway’s oil and gas era kicked off more than 50 years ago, but recent corporate activity demonstrates that plenty of life and potential remain in this mature province.
Tech Watch
A Nonhydraulic Means To Complete Wells
Shaped charges can replace hydraulics in new system.
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
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Activity Highlights
International Highlights
Read the news highlights from around the world.
On The Move
On The Move
Check out the latest promotions, new hires and company updates!
Last Word
Integrity Management In A Downturn
The industry’s quest to save money includes looking at routine integrity management activities, but any impact on an asset’s risk profile must be fully understood—and accepted.