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John Mair
Typical subsea pipeline intervention scenarios are performed with divers. Subsea 7 has been working on the development of a new subsea hot-tap technology, the Subsea Grouted Tee, which will reduce risk, costs and time during intervention operations.
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Katie L. Benko
Already widely used in other industries, these materials are being investigated for oilfield use as a more-robust alternative to polymer membranes.
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Jonathan J. Wylde
Successful inhibition in the field depends on good laboratory techniques that mimic the process system and field deposition models.
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Martin Connelly
The increase in corrosive environments has led to an increased demand for CRAs.
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Klas Eriksson, Arve Værnes and Gunder Homstvedt
Tracking key performance indicators eliminates unnecessary downtime.
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Kevin Bourassa, Tove Husby, Rick Watts, Chris Nussbaum* and Peter Wood
When ConocoPhillips decided to conduct Casing Directional Drilling (CDD) operations from a platform in the Norwegian North Sea, the well design required that the drilled-in 7¾-in. production casing string be converted into a liner before completion.
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Paolo Minola and Sara Garavaglia
Tubulars in oil and gas production facilities, offshore facilities, refineries and other industrial settings are subject to impulsive dynamic forces such as water hammer, seismic phenomena and other impact forces deriving from unpredictable handling or anomalous process conditions.
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German producer calls for royalty relief
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Industry group seeks more EU support for oil R&D
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New UK department seeks balance of environmental, consumer needs
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Interview with Ølvind Reinertsen, President of StatoilHydro USA & Mexico (Apr-2009)
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Jim Wright
The North Sea decommissioning process is gathering momentum. One of the biggest projects underway is the decommissioning of BP’s Miller Field, where well abandonment activity is at an advanced stage.
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Doug Tunison, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center; and Brian Houghton
A new sensor detects the downhole fluid level, allowing for easy well monitoring and therefore extending the life of downhole pumps.
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Zuber A. Khan, M. Y. Farooqui, Dean Sullivan and Paul Radzinski
Drilling with HPHT tolerant tools helps prove a multi-Tcf gas field.
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Rolv Rommetveit, Sven Inge Ødegård, Knut Steinar Bjørkevoll, and Mike Herbert,
Vol. 230 No. 4 DRILLING TECHNOLOGY Testing a new software system for drilling supervision Real-time monitoring, simulation, 3D visualization and diagnosis help drillers anticipate problems. Rolv Rommetveit and Sven Inge Ødegård , eDrilling Solutions; Knut S
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Igor Skakovsky and Marcela G. Torres,
Two wells had improved production after timed-explosive dilation.
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Cliff Berry
Of all the components involved in running tubulars, the “Cinderella” of the operation is the casing centralizer. Unexciting, unnoticed and occasionally unattached, the centralizer usually goes unremarked until it fails or a centralization problem occurs.
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H. C. Juvkam-Wold and A. J. Dessler
The method makes no assumptions regarding ultimate recoverable oil. Neither are assumptions made about future discoveries, and reserves growth plays no part.
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James F. Lea and Herald W. Winkler
Part 1—Introducing developments in ESPs, sucker rod pumping and gas lift.