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No matter how technically impressive or innovative a technology is, if it is not operationally practical and cost-efficient, then it is just a cute widget. The Wellbore Tubulars section papers focus on delivering efficiencies, converting nonproductive time into new dollars for the bottom line.

Since 2006, production from gas injection has outstripped that from thermal, and is continuing to grow. Even though industry conditions remain tough, EOR is expected to be increasingly important in the future, with the possibility of  further uptake of it linked to the climate-change agenda.

This paper details the planning, design, and execution of a project involving the core drilling of three wellbores using coiled-tubing directional drilling along the future Rogfast tunnel route on the Norwegian coast.

The installation of flowlines in ever-deeper and -more-remote areas requires specific technologies for precommissioning. Coiled tubing can be a solution, but long durations may affect tubing stress and fatigue.

Larger-diameter coiled tubing recently has been used to perform millouts because of its improved set-down force and increased annular velocities for cleanout purposes. Service companies and operators have reduced the number of wiper trips when using larger-diameter CT, to save time and money.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) with 30% foam quality (FQ) has been introduced for the first time during acid fracturing treatments in a tight, sour, high-pressure/high-temperature carbonate gas reservoir in Saudi Arabia.

When panels in an instrument equipment shelter kept tripping and the occasional smell of H2S led to an investigation of the rationale. Although a rare occurrence, this paper presents a strategy for prevention through careful site selection.

May 16 marked the 145th anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME), SPE’s parent organization.

The deployment of appropriate CO2-separation technologies for natural gas processing is viewed as an abatement measure toward global CO2-emissions reduction. Selection of the optimum technology requires special attentiion.

With the oil and gas industry facing an uncertain financial future, organizations are looking for any way to save costs. One way to achieving cost savings is through efficient planning in the construction and conversion of floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units. In a technical session, “Practical Steps Towards FPSO Cost Reduction,” held Wednesday at…