WorldOil

May 2009

• What’s new in exploration

  Author Arthur Berman, Contributing Editor

  Papua New Guinea emerging as a natural gas province

  Exploration, Onshore, Australia Read More

Jul 2007

• First subsea dual-ESP development tied back to an FPSO

  Author P. Dodd, I. Ayling, H. Butcher and S. Brennan

  From the first well to the last, Santos saved 30% of normal completion time by batch-installing field completions at Mutineer-Exeter field, off Australia.

  Drilling and Completions, Offshore, Production, Australia Read More

Jan 2007

• Deepwater statistical report: Largest deepwater discoveries by field since 2000

  Author Wood Mackenzie

  The largest finds above 800 million bbl are spread around Australia, Africa and Southeast Asia, but Brazil has a near-monopoly on medium-sized finds of 500-800 million bbl.

  Deepwater, Exploration, Offshore, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Middle East, North America, South America Read More

Jan 2007

• InterOil, an independent operator in Papua New Guinea, recently prevailed over myriad logistical and downhole obstacles to safely and successfully manage a well control incident, and complete a wildcat well. The sidetracked well was Elk 1 ST #1. This prospect, identified from geophysical and limited offset data, was sited in such a remote area that no roads could be used to transport personnel, equipment or materials to the site. Transportation to the site was via helicopter. Thus, equipment selection was restricted by weight, and the operational schedule was often affected by weather. A plugged bit, a fish in the BHA and severe losses encountered in a fractured limestone formation required mobilization of personnel, materials and equipment necessary for the selected intervention technique—use of reactive materials. A description of the well control operations, as well as explanations of the operational environment, logistical challenges, equipment limitations, and downhole configuration that defined the well control problem, are provided below.

  Author John Reese

  Due to difficult, remote jungle logistics, InterOil's decision to undergo the expense and risk of a reactive material squeeze protected an important discovery well.

  Drilling and Completions, Asia, Australia Read More

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

• $37 billion Gorgon gas project begins

  $37 billion Gorgon gas project begins The Gorgon natural gas project in Australia, worth an estimated $37 billion, has broken ground. The project is a joint venture between Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil. Barrow Island will be home to three liquefied

  Drilling and Completions, Production, Australia Read More