July 2007 ///
Special Focus
Achieving zero accidents in marine stimulation vessels
Thanks to application of a safety culture, two vessels operated in Brazil's Campos basin for two consecutive years without any accidents.
Careful BHA selection, adaptive practices help drill difficult salt
In a deepwater Gulf of Mexico well, real-time drilling data allowed quick action to be taken, to control vibration in an intermediate section.
Deepwater statistical report: Global reserves discovered have decreased, while finding costs increase
Since 2002, the trend has held steady, with over 30 billion boe discovered, although 2006 was an exception, when a number of large finds was made.
First subsea dual-ESP development tied back to an FPSO
From the first well to the last, Santos saved 30% of normal completion time by batch-installing field completions at Mutineer-Exeter field, off Australia.
FPSO moves into the Gulf of Mexico
While Petrobras launches the first deepwater FPSO in the US Gulf, six years after regulators first approved the concept, a Pemex FPSO has already begun production closer to home.
New seismic seafloor acquisition technology offerings proliferate
Explorationists and reservoir engineers will have more choices for more applications, although 4D is still the most likely use.
Short-order re-design of an intelligent completion offshore Nigeria
The Okwori subsea development used expandable sand screens and intelligent control to overcome a key component failure.
Slip-based landing string system expands limit for deepwater casing
A re-engineered system has pushed the lifting limit to 2 million pounds and beyond.
Features
Dry coating resin systems applied to Adriatic gas well completions
Increasing awareness of the value of dry-coated resins, when applied to proppants, should further their use.
Geophysical imaging technology provides insight on EOR practices
To optimize oil production, two technologies monitor fluid movement.
Iraqi oil reserves show great potential
Iraq shows the greatest promise among Middle Eastern producers for adding significant reserves and production.
KOC turns a mutt into a thoroughbred
After watching output from one well drop to zero, Kuwait Oil Co. used a customized multi-frac job to bring it back to life.
Rapid progress in expandable liners and single diameter well construction
Rapid growth in expandable tubular usage continues. Long expanding casing runs are becoming routine. Single diameter wells will become a reality soon.
RFIDs for drilling and completion
Marathon has far more innovative uses for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags than inventory control or property access.
Technical limit thinking produces steep learning curve
Implementation reduced the number of days to drill a well from almost 100 to below 60 in Saih Rawl field, Oman.
What's new in expandable technology?
Five companies share experience and new applications for expandable systems.
Columns
Editorial comment
Al Gore meets King Hubbert
Exploration discoveries
A major gas field was discovered in Sichuan province, southwest China.
Oil and gas in the capitals
Russian-US rhetorical jabs may mean many things
What's new in production
To handle greater output, pipeline projects abound
News & Resources
Companies in the news
Acquisitions, mergers, ventures and other company news
Industry at a glance
Violence to oil installations in Nigeria triggered an overall cut in May OPEC supply by 425,000 bopd
Meetings and Events
Vol. 228 No. 7 Meeting & events JULY EPAM (Exploration & Production Asset Management), Westin Oaks Houston, Houston, TX, July 16?19 . C
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New product and service offerings from company press releases
People in industry
Personnel changes and promotions in the petroleum industry
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