May 2019 ///
Special Focus
Travis Harris, Packers Plus Energy Services
Numerous completion technology advances have emerged to improve stimulation efficiency and lower break-even costs, but the optimal solution depends on the development.
Annabel Green, Paul Lynch, Tendeka
Wireless intelligent completion technology has the potential to change the way that reservoirs are managed, linking highly segmented and complex wellbore systems to the digital oil field.
Features
Michael Bittar, Hsu-Hsiang (Mark) Wu, Alan Cull, Halliburton
Innovative technology helps operators map reservoir and fluid boundaries over 200 ft (61 m) from the wellbore, more than doubling the industry standard for depth of investigation.
Trent Latshaw, Latshaw Drilling Company
The recent tightening of oil export sanctions by the Trump administration against Iran has caused me to do some thinking.
Rob Vagnetti, Jared Ciferno, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
The Marcellus shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL) is a field project conducted by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), an agency of the U.S Department of Energy. It conducts extended studies to analyze and characterize key attributes of the Marcellus in the eastern U.S., to increase production and ultimate recovery. MSEEL is one of numerous field lab projects conducted by NETL.
Carrie Murtland, Evolution Well Services
The challenges of fueling hydraulic fracturing operations come in many forms, including consistent fuel supply, efficiency, emissions and safety. Natural gas power generation and specialized fracturing fleets offer answers to many concerns posed by traditional diesel-powered technology, and present a new paradigm for wellsite power.
Mike Slaton, Contributing Editor
Brandishing an array of government initiatives and the allure of world-class geology, Brazil is intent on reversing recent years of decline in overall production.
Devesh Agrawal, Ke Xu, Qusai Darugar, Valery Khabashesku, Baker Hughes
Most EOR methods use surfactants as injection fluids in traditional core-flooding operations. However, a new micromodel improves in-situ and dynamic saturation information, in less time and at a lower cost.
Anna Pieper, Dr. Bruno Pinguet, TUV SUD NEL
Digitization and automation require a very good understanding of multi-phase flows, if such new modeling concepts are to improve hydrocarbon production, and there is much more to do.
Nolen Moss, Rockwell Automation; Erik Syme, ProSoft Technology
A single architecture improves scalability and data integrity, and decreases capital spending.
Columns
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
Alberta looks forward to better days
William (Bill) Head, Contributing Editor
What information should you trust?
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
It knows when you’re sleepy
Don Francis, Contributing Editor
Snake eyes
Dr. Roger Bezdek, Contributing Editor
Colorado’s calamity
Mark Patton, Hydrozonix
Time for a reality check
Anthony Spinler, Weatherford
Why would you drill without MPD?
Craig Fleming, World Oil
Dangerous precedent
News & Resources
Emily Querubin, World Oil
Talos Energy—alongside consortium partners Sierra Oil & Gas and Premier Oil—has provided an update on the Zama appraisal program in Mexico’s Block 7, in the prolific Sureste basin.
Craig Fleming, World Oil
In April, crude rallied to four-month highs, as cuts by OPEC+, and forced export reductions in Venezuela and Iran, pushed WTI up 9.1% ($63.42/bbl), while Brent gained 6.7% ($70.58/bbl).
Emily Querubin, World Oil
Peter Voser has been named interim CEO at ABB.
Emily Querubin, World Oil
Well-Safe Solutions has agreed to acquire the Ocean Guardian semisubmersible drilling unit from Diamond Offshore.
Emily Querubin, World Oil
Sercel has launched its first distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic solution.