July 2002 ///
Special Focus
Safety, economics and reliability remain the primary challenges for installing large integrated decks. Can recent successes with floatovers to shallow fixed platforms be applied to deepwater floating platforms?
Development of the Glitne marginal field in 360-ft water with four horizontal wells and one injector depended on efficient/ economic drilling and completion
By improving signal fidelity and positioning accuracy, a new marine seismic system shows promise. Three oil companies comment on initial results of the system
Features
Joint Industry Project has, since 1999, reviewed manufacturing practices and funded extensive testing of casing collapse. It is now modernizing OCTG standards
ONS targets a new generation of industry leaders and innovators, plus Norway's petroleum minister details an ambitious agenda for the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Procedures for installing tight-fitting plastic liners in existing tubulars for repair or enhanced flow are described, along with advantages/ limitations
This article describes technical concepts on which solid expandable tubulars are based and overviews their applications, focusing on two cased-hole liner examples
Departments
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 New Equipment Nova-flow computer The Nova-Flow Batch Controller, one in a series of new "plug-n-flow" computers, is suited for flow applications where precise measurement an
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 New Literature Progressing cavity pumps Moyno progressing cavity pumps deliver superior performance and durability. They provide operating efficiency, dependability and versatility
Columns
DOI buys back Florida leases; Southwest Research Institute's fault block consortium
Bush Administration flip-flops on offshore development, global warming
The mood is upbeat at Canada's Global Petroleum Show
Will dollar devaluation limit oil-production capacity and growth in the Middle East?
UK offshore engineering industry report; Texas A&M's new Research Partnership
Alaska resource assessment: ANWR vs. NPR-A; Giant discoveries
PTTC offers access to low-cost O&G data; various large-scale projects
News & Resources
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 Company News Nexen Inc. agreed with Shell Exploration and Production Co. to jointly explore a 1,044 sq mi area of the Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico for natural gas in Niocene reservoirs. A
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 Industry Stats
International
Geophysical Activity Table U.S.
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July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 Looking Ahead EEX to merge with Newfield, CMS to sell E&P unit. EEX Corp. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Newfield Exploration Corp. Tom Hamilton, Chairman, President and
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 Hot Line OPEC may keep levels but lose premiums At press time, the results of OPEC’s June meeting were unknown, but UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif Al-Nasseri said there was no
July 2002 Vol. 223 No. 7 People Cabot Oil & Gas elected Dan O. Dinges to the positions of chairman of the board and CEO succeeding the retiring Ray Seegmiller and Charles P. Siess, Jr. He joined the company in September