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OCTOBER 2008

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Dual drill pipe — A new approach to drilling

O. Vestavik, O. Hole and S. Brown
A JIP proves the effectiveness of a new drilling method at IRIS's Ullrigg facility.
Future drilling technology: Closer than you think

S. Strøm, M. K. Balov, H. Kjørholt, R. Gaasø, E. H. Vefring and R. Rommetveit
Safer, more automated drilling and with greater capabilities for managing difficult pressure environments than the best we have today—in other words, a reach into the future—is making good progress. Even remotely operated drilling is possible.
High-speed telemetry drill pipe network optimizes drilling dynamics

T. Ali, A. Srinivasan, S. Edwards and M. Hernandez
57,000-bps transmission rate enhances real-time monitoring.
New method eliminates lost returns

F. E. Dupriest, M. Smith, V. Zeilinger, C. Sabine and N. I. Shoykhet
Drill-and-stress fluid concept buils integrity continuouosly, without interrupting drilling operations.
Unique rig design continues to attract operators

P. A. Fischer
Its automation, low profile, low-environment impact characteristics make it wellsuited for drilling in the Barnett Shale.

Features

National' becomes less of a definer for NOCs while 'international' is no longer only for the IOCs

A. Brogan
Perhaps it is time to move on from differentiating NOCs and IOCs and start addressing them all simply as oil and gas companies?
Best drilling, completion and stimulation methods for CBM reservoirs

S. Ramaswamy, W. B. Ayers and S. A. Holditch
An industry survey was used to develop flowcharts to determine best practices with coalbed methane reservoirs.
Commercial breakthroughs in LNG technology

D. Wood and S. Mokhatab
Floating gas liquefaction projects, FPSOs and gas monetization technologies are making strides in 2008.
Data integration improves oil sands characterization

M. Fustic, L. Skulski, W. Hanson, D. Vanhooren, P. Bessette, D. Hinks, L. Bellman and D. Leckie
Integrated data includes high resolution 3D seismic, drill hole data, and laboratory measurements of bitumen content.
Modeling Simian Field's deepwater slope-channel turbidites

M. Said and M. Darwish
Combining deterministic and stochastic methods improves reservoir facies prediction offshore Egypt.
Pressure monitoring in tight gas exploration and production with multicomponent seismic data

T. L. Davis and R. D. Benson
Time-lapse seismic data finds bypassed pay and drainage volumes, enabling zonespecific drilling and completion optimization to improve recovery efficiency.
Recent advances in NMR log interpretation for complexlithology formations

S. Chen, D. Jacobi, J. Chen, M. Gladkikh, D. Georgi and M. Gillen
Accounting for pore- and grain-size distributions in dual-mineralogy systems improves permeability estimates.
Surfactants assist oilin-water monitoring by fluorescence

D. F. Brost and J. Silveira
Injecting surfactants into the water stream allows reliable monitoring of sub-ppm oil concentrations.
The benefits of pumping slowly

P. M. Bommer and D. Shrauner
Matching the pumping capacity to the reservoir inflow can greatly increase run life while maintaining maximum liquid production.
The rig fleet continues to expand as activity remains strong

S. Berkman and T. Stokes
Although fleet growth has slowed somewhat, newbuilds are still coming online, and older rigs continue to be reactivated to meet increased demand. Meanwhile, rig utilization dipped as additions outpaced activity.

Columns

Editorial comment

Perry A. Fischer, Editor
Yikes! Ike; prices, politics and other nonsense
Drilling advances

Les Skinner, Contributing Editor
Drilling for hydrogen
Exploration discoveries

Arthur Berman, Contributing Editor

Vol. 229 No. 10 ARTHUR BERMAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, bermanae@gmail.com
Oil and gas in the capitals

Øystein Noreng, Contributing Editor
Norway, Russia and the natural gas market
What's new in exploration

Arthur Berman, Contributing Editor
Geology matters in the Austin Chalk play
What's new in production

David M. Cohen, Production Engineering Editor
Beyond the sex and drugs: The real crude behavior at MMS

News & Resources

Companies in the news

Vol. 229 No. 10 Weatherford International Ltd. has acquired International Logging Inc. (ILI) , a world-class provider of mud logging, formation eval
Industry at a glance

Vol. 229 No. 10   In August, global oil supply fell by 1 million bpd to 86.36 million bpd. OPEC Augu
Meetings and Events

Vol. 229 No. 10   Meeting & events   OCTOBER World Oil /Gulf Publishing Events , World Oil Awards Seventh Annual Gala Dinner, Houston, TX, Oct. 1
New products

Vol. 229 No. 10 Christmas tree gauge
People in industry

Vol. 229 No.10   ASM International elected Sunniva R. Collins , senior research fellow at Swagelok Co., as a Fellow of the society
World of Oil

Krista H. Kuhl

Vol. 229 No.10 KRISTA H. KUHL, TECHNICAL EDITOR

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