E&P Magazine - February 2007
As I See It
Advanced KM technology critical to fill gaps
Knowledge capture and transfer system accelerates learning across geographic boundaries by providing real-time decision support.
Keiretsu can work for oil and gas
Supplier-service networks pass gains to everyone.
Cover Story
Education moving forward
Those of you who read this column regularly know of my commitment to energy education.
Drilling Technologies
Land rig technology advances
One of the industry's most fundamental tools is not standing still.
Tech Watch
They are strangling production
Producers really can't do much about the biggest impediments to efficient oil and gas operations.
Tech Trends
Optimize reservoir management in real time
Real-time optimization technologies and hybrid self-learning models are poised to meet reservoir management challenges.
Activity Highlights
Hydrocyclonic humor
Randomly thumbing through technical papers maybe doesn't offer the highest probability of finding comic gems. But believe it or not, it happens. OK, it happened once.
Last Word
All pumped over production
From the Petroleum Age, Vol. 3, No. 3 (September 2006) quarterly newsletter of the American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS), Washington, D.C.
Activity Spotlight
BP finds Egyptian pay
BP Egypt
CGGVeritas promotes South Africa's License Round
licensing round
Iran boosts gas quest
Iran gas
MMS Releases Deepwater Currents Study Report
Study Details Significant Findings of Offshore Current Patterns
UK subsea set for growth spurt
UK subsea
Varel International Expands Enhanced Diamond Protection Packages for Oil & Gas Drilling Applications
Diamond Protection Improves Rate of Penetration (ROP), Enhance Bit Life
Another Perspective
Advances in reservoir characterization
A thorough understanding of oil and gas reservoirs requires the integration of multiple data sources and disciplines.
Design PDC bits for better steerability
Old perceptions about steerable polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) design have been challenged, and new, innovative approaches improve steerable system performance.
Drillable bit is key to successful DwC operations
Specialized bit and other proven technologies make drilling with casing or drilling with liner an ideal way to cut rig time and solve hole-stability problems.
Dual-density drilling with riser gas lift
Riser gas lift and riser dilution are both feasible concepts for dual-gradient deepwater drilling systems. Editor's note: This is the first of two parts.
Increase drlling efficiency systematically
Research and development efforts increasingly extend beyond the bit to encompass the complete drilling system.
Interpretation overcomes costly uncertainty
Real-time reservoir characterization and drilling optimization bring the Blanca field into focus.
Middle East ramps up production
Exploration and production move into high gear.
Model helps Valhall waterflood
The integration of complex structure and dynamic flow information within a discrete fracture network environment provides a powerful tool for building a consistent reservoir model.
New tools develop application-specific bits
Advanced engineering modeling system is a faster, lower-risk method of developing better bits that also provides a more quantitative and accurate method of bit selection.
Reduce the need for well intervention
Planning and production analysis can lower intervention events and costs.
Riser dilution, riser gas lift reduce costs
Liquid dilution of fluids in the riser is a feasible alternative means - along with riser gas lift - for achieving a dual-gradient, deepwater drilling system. Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts.
Screenless recompletion earns 300%
Maritech Resources Inc. successfully installs resin-based screenless sand control on recompletion, using a compact coiled tubing and nitrogen spread in limited platform space.
Target the ROP/durability performance
Effective product development must target the ROP/durability relationship to improve polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit performance in harsh environments.
Understanding drill bit dynamics
From vastly increased roller cone bit life to polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters with exponentially greater wear resistance, new drill bit technology stems from a sophisticated understanding of drill bit dynamics.
Wireline gear clears well bore
When an obstruction inhibits well production or operations, a wireline milling operation may provide the answer to return the well to productivity.
World Map
Match game
CGG and Veritas DGC have pulled off a virtually seamless merger. But is this what the seismic industry needs?