E&P Magazine - March 2001
Cover Story
Pencil pinching
We all recognize that in order to survive a company must be a low-cost producer or supplier.
Drilling Technologies
Predict pore pressure in real time
Accurate prediction of pore pressures and fracture gradients has become almost essential to drilling deep wells with higher-than-normal pore pressures.
Features
Anticipation grows in Newfoundland
Partners prepare to start an onshore oil industry in western Newfoundland.
Tech Watch
Less can be more
Proven tips help avoid costly negative production optimization.
Activity Highlights
Held hostage
Perhaps there is something in the water - worldwide. Or maybe it is a couple of spoiled, unrealistic OECD generations coming to immaturity.
Another Perspective
GTL hits high-growth track
Gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology is spreading around the world.
Industry maps road to success
US operators, government officials and academics push deepwater technology to solve supply problems.
Jetting system solves scale problems
A new coiled-tubing-conveyed tool uses special beads to clean in situ completions.
Kuwait awakens
Kuwait wants major international oil companies to develop its northern oil fields, but it will allow the process to take place slowly, carefully and under extremely tight restrictions.
Leasing gives producers new option
Equipment and service outsourcing offers a cost-effective solution.
Worldwide licensing activity increases
Operators will have their pick of prime acreage to choose from this year and next as more countries join the race to become provinces for deepwater exploration.
World Map
Marching to the beat
While major companies spend millions on multicomponent research, a small band of mavericks is ready to start shooting surveys.