Drilling Technology

Integrated fluids management and batch drilling cut costs by 25%.
BPAmoco and M-I describe approach that let a Dutch gas well drilling program come in significantly under budget.

48th Annual Reed-Hycalog Rig Census.
Popular World Oil feature gives survey data on what's happening with the U.S. fleet, latest rig numbers, location, demand and contractor concerns/opinions.

SubSea Mudlift Drilling JIP update.
The key industry project to apply dual gradient technology to deepwater drilling is approaching offshore test stage on a U.S. Gulf deepwater well.

Horizontal drilling in the Permian basin.
Texaco details the program and results of its learning curve generated while completing about 50 deep-well horizontal laterals in West Texas.

Other Features

Rigless frac packs give unique completions.
Completion Engineers tell how this patented technique helped Gulf Coast operators solve economic and mechanical problems.

Practical system security, Part 2.
Anadarko's Will Morse concludes his report on computer security with detailed recommendations on policies, programs and getting help.

Gamma ray analysis of overlying sediments.
Tel-Aviv University investigations show new evidence of genetic relation between subsurface oil/gas and low gamma-ray values.

Managing world oil markets through a price band.
Colorado School of Mines' A. F. Alhajji shows why OPEC cannot set a price range, then automatically adjust output to force compliance.

Mobile Offshore Production Units 2000

World Oil's annual listing of 125 MOPUs shows ownership, typical photos, performance data for FPSOs, semisubmersibles, jackups and barges, excluding offshore storage/offloading vessels.