June 2008 ///
Special Focus
Casing reaches bottom successfully on North Sea's Scott platform
An unconventional tubular-running system circulates, reciprocates and rotates a casing string in a complex extended-reach well.
Geomechanics modeling for better drilling performance
Rigorous log-based analysis helps operators determine rock mechanical properties.
High-temperature fibers provide continuous DTS data in a harsh SAGD environment
A dopant-free, single-mode optical fiber delivered accurate temperature profiles for many months in a Western Canadian SAGD well, while conventional fiber quickly succumbed to “hydrogen darkening."
New completion technology improves ultimate oil recovery
An inflow control device completion method used to perform horizontal hole segmentation enhances uniform production.
New electro-mechanical perforating technology reduces cost and increases safety in workover operations
Tubing punch enhances safety, by eliminating the use of explosives, and is more cost-effective than e-line soft-shot methods.
Particle drilling alters standard rock-cutting approach
Millions of impacts per minute break rock faster than standard bits for high ROP, while field testing improves particle injection.
Features
Downhole desander prevents ESP damage in high-watercut well
The tool tested successfully for pump protection in a Canadian oil field, leading the manufacturer to create a line of downhole desanders specifically for oil and gas applications.
MEOR study enhanced production in a high-temperature reservoir
Applying biotechnology to increase microbial activity enhanced production by about 102,900 bbl.
Sandstone intrusions: Implications for exploration and production
Sand injectites are present in deepwater deposits across the globe, and understanding their attributes is necessary to successful E&P in sand injectite provinces.
Technology using electrophoresis recycles invert-emulsion drilling fluids
Electrophoretic migration enhances drilling fluid properties and performance and also reduces environmental impact.
The 'azimuth explosion' continues in marine seismic
A flurry of experimentation advances the resolution and usefulness of increasingly complex azimuths in seismic acquisition.
USGS names Bakken play the largest oil accumulation in Lower 48
A new federal assessment estimates the recoverable oil resources for the continuous, unconventional formation at 3.6 billion bbl.
World Oil's Fluids Guide 2008
This exclusive annual listing shows trade names, generic descriptions, recommended usage and suppliers of more than 3,300 fluid system additives for drilling, completions and workovers.
Special Report
A look back at OTC .08
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW A look back at OTC .08 2008 Invited Organization is SUT
Awards focus
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW StatoilHydro wins Distinguished Achievement Award By
Better design solves tough problems
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Better design solves tough problems By Perry A. Fischer
Deconstructing China's oil business
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Deconstructing China’s oil business By Mark Tran
Full speed ahead with subsea processing
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Full speed ahead with subsea processing By Jerry Greenberg
Gulf of Mexico's expanded potential
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Gulf of Mexico’s expanded potential By Victor Schmidt
LNG expert: US must compete globally for gas to meet energy needs
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW LNG expert: US must compete globally for gas to meet energy needs
Methane hydrate: Fuel of the future—and it always will be?
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Methane hydrate: Fuel of the future-and it always will be?
News in brief
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW News in brief EXTREME OUTDOOR WELDING MADE EASIER WITH NEW GAS-SHI
Offshore alternatives to oil and gas
Vol. 229 No. 6 OTC.08 POST-SHOW REVIEW Offshore alternatives to oil and gas By Krista H. Kuhl
Columns
Drilling advances
Decision-making traps
Editorial comment
How to infuriate an engineer
Exploration discoveries
Vol. 229 No. 6 ARTHUR BERMAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, ber
Oil and gas in the capitals
Private generation will reduce Gulf oil exports
What’s new in exploration
The limits of global gas supply
What's new in production
Resource plays
News & Resources
Companies in the news
Vol. 229 No. 6 Landmark , a product service line of Halliburton’s Drilling and Evaluation Division, has acquired all intellectual proper
Industry at a glance
Vol. 229 No.6 Global oil supply continued to fall in April, dropping by 53
Meetings and Events
Vol. 229 No. 6 Meeting & events JUNE IADC , Drilling Engineering Association Workshop, Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention
New products
Vol. 229 No. 6 Trailer-mounted sucker rod unit
People in industry
Vol. 229 No.6 Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Bruce Levell to the position of Chief Scientist Geology, bringing the
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