Current Issue: May 2021 ///
Features
Jostein Aleksandersen, Neodrill
There is an increased focus in the oil and gas sector to look further afield to opportunities presented in deepwater locations. Because of this, finding cost-efficient solutions and overcoming the associated challenges that arise below 1,000 ft will be vital for the success of new activity.
Roger Findlay, Organic Oil Recovery
A transitional technology producing excellent results in extracting hard-to-reach oil is attracting the attention of many large operators. Ancient, resident microbes are used to liberate large oil deposits in depleted reservoirs, thanks to science uncovered by studying the humble Australian koala.
Thomas Cool, Lumay Viloria, Endeavor Management
The challenge now facing operators in this promising region is to transition from an exploration/appraisal mode to best practices for development and production.
Brian Crum, Occidental Petroleum; Austin Wilcox, Spencer Oulman, NOV
Real-time oil in water monitoring can optimize processes in produced water treatment. A field trial enabled an operator to recover crude and required no capital investment to achieve the improvements.
Shane McArdle, Kongsberg Digital
A comprehensive digital twin system integrates operational and informational data to produce a fully virtualized rendering of a facility’s current situation and predicts how the asset will behave over time.
Marco Piantanida, Clara Andreoletti, Matilde Dalla Rosa, Bruno Volpi, Eni E&P; Philip Neri, Energistics
Managing asset situations throughout the E&P lifecycle, using industry-standard data formats, enables future users to revert back to a critical step, to explore alternate scenarios or revisit critical uncertainties to reduced development efforts.
Matt Steen, Cold Bore Technology
Digitization of well completions is the first step toward green, sustainable fracing operations.
Special Focus
Shuquan Xiong, Congda Wei, Donghong Luo, CNOOC China Ltd._Shenzhen; Mojtaba Moradi, Tendeka
The combination of an innovative autonomous inflow control device and gravel pack completions is effectively preventing sand production and controlling water while improving oil recovery rates, compared to analog wells.
Scott Taylor, Geraldine Haas, Sudhendu (Kash) Kashikar, Reveal Energy Services
A Permian basin operator applies a purpose-built completions interpretation platform to successfully develop three infill wells and realize up to 20% cost- savings on future completions designs.
Joel Conrad, Mathew Paredes, Packers Plus Energy Services
A robust set of best practices ensures that each system reaches the planned TD. These best practices are particularly important in shallow wells to maintain safe, efficient operations.
Rutger Evers, Taylor Stein, Michael Fripp, Halliburton Completion Tools
An expanding isolation system provides operators with the next generation of cased-hole and open-hole wellbore isolation completions technology while delivering versatility and superior anchoring.
Columns
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
Our U.S. forecast continues to look good
William (Bill) Head, Contributing Editor
Race to the bottom
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
Just talk among yourselves
Mark Patton, Hydrozonix
Houston, we have a problem!
Denis Saussus, Ikon Science
The energy transformation begins with digital transformation
Craig Fleming, World Oil
Never a doubt
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