March 2013 ///
Special Focus
Real-time data from closed-loop drilling enhances offshore HSE
Managed pressure drilling is often viewed as a means of drilling extreme wells. But real-time wellbore information, acquired with MPD, points toward a major role in minimizing health, safety and environmental issues on challenging offshore wells being drilled with conventional fluids and cementing programs.
Features
Drilling riser fatigue monitored in real time aboard drillship
A riser-fatigue monitoring system (RFMS) has been developed to provide field measurements of drilling riser stress and fatigue in near-real-time. During the two deployments on the Chikyu drilling riser, the system successfully recorded riser dynamics in the field, capturing a number of riser excitation events.
Horizontal drilling, multi-stage fracing drive increase in U.S. crude production
Crude oil production increased 790,000 bopd between 2011 and 2012, the largest annual increase since the beginning of U.S. commercial production in 1859. In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that U.S. crude oil output will continue rising over the next two years, led by production from tight formations in Texas and North Dakota.
Mississippi Lime
Anyone who has ever bought a penny stock, and unloaded it a few weeks later for a very tidy profit, has a pretty good idea of the attraction that an eclectic bevy of independents has for the liquids-laden Mississippi Lime.
Reducing uncertainty for better production operation decisions
A new production logging service deployed on fiber-optic-embedded coiled tubing helped Pemex reduce uncertainty and make the right decision to avoid serious production losses
Regional Report: India
India’s oil and gas industry is earnestly pursuing exploration opportunities, despite the absence of major discoveries. On the field development side, operators are combating declining production through IOR and EOR technologies. Faced with this reality, both private and public sector companies are looking at international E&P opportunities, as well as sourcing oil and LNG supplies.
Columns
Drilling advances
API Spec Q2 is tough, but needed
Energy Issues
Up in the air
Executive Viewpoint
API Q2 and its impact on service companies
First Oil
Technology at every turn
Innovative thinkers
Ken Arnold: Engineering the culture of safety
Oil and Gas in the Capitals
Algerian gas plant attack—the aftermath and security considerations
The Last Barrel
Detractors can’t take away industry achievements
What’s new in exploration
Mapping the world’s deepwater basins from pre-salt to sub-ice
What's new in production
Is hydraulic fracturing a water-hog?
News & Resources
Companies in the news
Companies in the news
Industry at a glance
Industry at a glance
Meetings and Events
Meetings and Events
New products
New products and services
People in industry
People in industry
World of Oil and Gas
World of Oil and Gas
Industry At A Glance
US Gas Prices ($/MCF) & Production (BCFD)
Monthly US Gas Prices and Trends ($/Mcf)
U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs Graph
U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs Graph
Rotary Rigs Running in US
Rotary Rigs Running in US
Workover Rig Count
Workover Rig Count
World Oil Supply & Demand by Quarter
World Oil Supply & Demand by Quarter
World Oil and NGL Production
World Oil and NGL Production Table
Selected World Oil Prices
Selected World Oil Prices Graph
International Rotary Drilling Rigs
International Rotary Drilling Rigs Graph
International Rotary Rig Count
International Rotary Rig Count
US Gas Prices ($/MCF) & Production (BCFD) (1)
Monthly US Gas Prices and Trends ($/Mcf)
World Oil and NGL Production (1)
World Oil and NGL Production Table
Supplement
Microseismic parameters help to calibrate complex hydraulic fracture models
The use of seismic moment, and its relationship to deformations that produce microseismic events, enhances the ability to interpret microseismic data from hydraulic fracture monitoring.
Cemented multi-stage sleeves improve fracture-stimulation efficiency
A well was completed, using a 15-stage, cemented multi-stage sleeve to fracture- stimulate the entire lateral section. Operations took only 24 hours with continuous pumping, compared to an average three days for conventional stimulation. Well production was comparable to offset wells; reduced non-productive time boosted well economics.
What’s New in Fracturing Technology
Select Energy’s water treatment offerings decrease operator costs while maintaining and expanding water sources through the treatment of flowback and produced water to support an environmentally stable water cycle. Right-sized treatment assures minimal expenses on water and best profitability for the operator.
Provocative fracturing: Optimum completions?
Last year, my article about provocative fracturing brought several reader feedbacks and requests for more similar thoughts. Encouraged by the response, in this article, I will bring up another topic that has made me scratch my head for some time.
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