December 1997 ///

Special Focus

World Oil's eight editorial advisors overview this year's activity and important issues they see for their companies/ industry next year

Features

Egypt thrives as exploratory oasis for foreign firms

Flexible/favorable economic terms, a friendly government and exploratory successes create an attractive environment for many new oil companies

Fundamentals of log analysis

Part 12: Concluding article of the series describes how to integrate core-analysis-derived data into the log analysis to improve results

Industry training in the electronic age

How on-the-job training and classroom instruction has evolved into computer-based training on workstations with internet/ intranet access

New guidelines should enhance coiled tubing well control security

Recommendations from a recent API publication indicate how to install, test and use well control components to facilitate safer CT operations

Production decline and peak reveal true reserve figures

Published reserve data is unreliable because of politics or methodology. Better estimates can be made using decline vs. cumulative production plots

TECHNOLOGY AT WORK: New tools/ techniques highlight drilling and construction

Through-tubing rotary drilling * Directional rotary drilling system * Gear-driven drawworks * Coiled tubing integrity monitoring * Hibernia platform welding techniques

Special Report

Listings show owner/ manager, performance data, rig-class photograph and work area for each of the world’s 588 mobile offshore drilling units. Introduction/cover * Jackups * Semi-submersibles * Drillships and barges * Submersibles * Rig name index * Owner