Issue: October 2000

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48th annual Reed-Hycalog rig census
Exclusive report with tables and figures summarizes major annual survey of U.S. drilling contractors' fleet status and key activity indicators

Dual-gradient drilling nearly ready for field test
Industry’s SubSea MudLift Drilling JIP is assembling a critically tested package of components for their first deepwater test in early 2001

Fluids management and batch drilling minimize waste and cut overall costs
BP Amoco’s integrated approach to managing fluid-related issues cut costs/ disposable wastes in major gas expansion project in the Netherlands

Horizontal drilling proves cost-effective in boosting gas production
Texaco describes evolution of the technology that made drilling of 50 horizontal laterals in a Permian basin gas field an economic success
Features

Careful analysis reveals root cause of gamma-ray anomalies
Anomalously low gamma-ray levels over two Israeli oil fields have been traced to reactions to migrating hydrocarbon interactions

Improving system security
Part 2 – A list of practical solutions is given for reducing vulnerabilities of libraries, passwords and other security weaknesses

OPEC cannot manage world oil markets with a price band
Other commodity organizations have not controlled markets with price banding and OPEC is not likely to be successful in such an approach

Rigless frac packs provide cost-effective completions
Reduced concerns about flowrates through smaller gravel pack screens could lead to more monobore completions, where sand control is a concern
Special Report

Mobile offshore production units 2000
World Oil’s annual listing of the 140-unit worldwide MOPU fleet shows ownership, typical photographs and performance data for FPSOs, semisubmersibles, jackups and barges, excluding storage/ offloading vessels
Departments

New equipment

New literature
Columns

Editorial Comment
Singing a new song; Other odds and ends

International
OPEC dumps more oil on the market; Saudi Arabia strikes even more gas

International Politics
Venezuela reveals how and where it will offer gas development licenses

What's happening in drilling
European offshore spending forecast; Drilling innovations from ONS 2000

What's happening in exploration
Continental drift, abiogenic theory and hydrocarbons in space

What's happening in production
Global warming: Scientific reports vary on this confusing subject

What's happening offshore
Some comments on ONS 2000; UK fallow field initiative by the DTI
News & Resources

Companies in the news

Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10  Company News  WellBid, Inc., and eNersection combined the companies under the name Wellogix, Inc. Hallibu

Industry at a glance

Looking ahead

Oil country hot line

People in industry
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Industry At A Glance

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Oct. 2000 Vol. 221 No. 10  Industry Stats    Workover Rig Count

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