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Vol. 224 No. 9 |
The Baroid product service line of Halliburton Energy Services has acquired Two-Stage Hammermill cuttings grinder technology to assist operators in meeting stringent environmental regulations in onshore and offshore locations. The grinder can handle high volumes of coarse or abrasive cuttings and produce a finely ground end product suitable for injection. Similar machines on the market have drawbacks related to high consumable costs, downtime required to replace consumables, low feed rates and the need to re-process materials to achieve required particle size. The Hammermill cuttings grinder can be configured to accommodate different feed rates, formation types, fibers, sands and other materials. Retention time in the mill can be adjusted to achieve the desired final product size. Development of both smaller and modular versions of the grinder is under way.
Bachrach & Wood, formed in 1953 to provide marine surveying and consultant services to the New Orleans shipping industry, has entered its 50th year of service, having changed its focus over the years from shipping to the offshore oil field. The company now provides builder’s risk surveys for heavy lifts and pipeline construction, warranty surveys for trips-in-tow, vessel safety and security audits, and on/off charter surveys for barges and boats.
Vector International, a provider of high-pressure connection and sealing technology, has opened a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The company already has a strong presence in the Far East with an office in Malaysia, and the new Indonesia base will become the hub to service all of Southeast Asia. Comprising the SPO compact flange, Optima subsea connector and Techlok clamp connector, Vector’s products provide weight savings up to 70 – 80% over ANSI flanges while avoiding leaks and excessive bolding arrangements.
Matador Petroleum Corp. has been acquired by Tom Brown, Inc., for $375 million in cash and assumed debt. The privately held company was created out of a series of drilling partnerships and affiliated companies formed by Joseph William Foran in 1983, and combined into Matador in 1987. The company’s properties are primarily located in the Permian and East Texas basins. The Denver-based Tom Brown, Inc., is an independent energy company.
AMBAR Lone Star Fluid Services has entered into a joint operating agreement with TEKCOR Technology to provide completion fluids, specialty products and technical services to the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas market. TEKCOR is an oilfield supply company based in Houston specializing in drilling and completions chemicals. AMBAR, a subsidiary of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., is a drilling and completion fluids and equipment company with land and offshore operations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
Apache Corporation has begun directly marketing its U.S. natural gas production. The company has marketed its international oil and gas production, Canadian gas and North American liquid hydrocarbons for some time. The company has terminated its relationship with Cinergy, which has marketed Apache’s U.S. natural gas for the past five years. Including gas from other producers, Apache will market about 1.2 Bcfgd in North America, 830 MMcf in the U.S. and 420 MMcf in Canada.
Baker Energy, a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, and Collarini Corporation announced an alliance to combine Collarini’s subsurface expertise with Baker’s operation and maintenance capabilities to provide total asset management services to E&P companies. Collarini provides reservoir and production engineering, investment analysis, property evaluations, and geological and geo-scientific services. Baker Energy is a supplier of personnel recruiting, training, operations and maintenance and supply chain management services.
Bouchard Coastwise Management has added to its fleet of double-hulled articulated ocean-going tug/barge units (ATB) with the delivery of the 130-ft tug Jane A. Bouchard and the 430-ft, 110,000-bbl class double-hull oil Barge B. No. 225, which meets the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA ’90). The act mandates double hulls in certain categories of vessels by 2005. The new barge is the 10th OPA ’90 compliant barge in the Bouchard fleet. The tug/barge delivery is the first of a two-ATB contract between Bouchard and Bollinger. The second, scheduled for a May 2004 delivery, includes a larger, 487-ft barge capable of carrying 135,000 bbl of clean petroleum products.
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The Jane A. Bouchard tug/barge at work
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A2D Technologies, an online provider of digital well log data, announced it has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Landmark Graphics Corporation. The companies will provide direct access to A2D’s online digital well log data collection from Landmark’s Web-based GIS tool, PowerExplorer, which provides integration of data from multiple sources in a common environment. Under this agreement, A2D’s digital well log data catalog is fully accessible through a secure Web platform, enabling Landmark software users to take advantage of A2D’s broad range of well log data workflow improvements, including well log data standardization, workstation-ready processing and depth-calibrated smartRASTER logs. A2D will also provide well log scanning and digitization, standardization and quality assurance as it relates to Landmark data management customers. 
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