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In this study, software that is capable of modeling fully transient multiphase flow in wellbore and pipeline has been used to characterize the fluid-hammer effects of well shut-in and startup on the coupled subsurface and surface systems.

The time for the annual selection of SPE’s Distinguished Lecturers (DLs) is coming soon. If you are unfamiliar with the DL program or have not explored it in depth, consider learning more as the selection process for the 2015–2016 lecture season begins on 1 February 2014.

Black & Veatch named John E. Murphy to lead its global construction and procurement operations, a division of the company that has grown by 33% since 2011 to more than 2,000 employees. Murphy will work with current division president Hal Smith in a transitional role through the end of the year. Smith, who has been with the company for 45 years, will retire at the end …

As low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) is common for management of safety risks, but harder to apply to environmental risks. This paper explores the differences and proposes a modified method to support environmental risk analysis.

Facilities sand management is tasked with the goal of ensuring sustained hydrocarbon production when particulate solids are present in well fluids, while minimizing the impact of the produced solids on surface equipment. How to do that?

Unconventional resources are often in good supply, but difficult and expensive to develop. To develop unconventional resources, technologies like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling are key, and higher oil prices will help.

The smart-field concept is deployed through disseminating elements of tools and infrastructure integrated to bring a level of smartness that can improve the performance of an oilfield asset in a sustainable way.  How this is accomplished can vary widely depending on the field.

As the world's supply of crude becomes heavier, many of the world’s oil producers will have to think more carefully about heavy crudes and the challenges they pose for processing, storage, and transportation.

KBR appointed Jan Egil Braendeland as president of its oil and gas business unit. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the upstream industry, rejoining the company after a brief period of time at another firm, where he served as senior vice president of upstream global business development. He was previously employed by KBR for 18 years, where he held leaders…

Strong demand for natural gas is driving a recovery in liquefied natural gas (LNG) expenditures worldwide, with expenditures expected to reach USD 228 billion in the next five years.

Joseph Bramande joins Pulse Structural Monitoring as the business development manager of marine systems, including mooring lines and subsea infrastructure. He joins the company after 5 years with ExxonMobil as the project controls lead of the PNG liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea. Bramande holds a BS in civil engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

In this second article of a three-part series, methods for improved quantification of operating performances of the gas gravity separation, the mist extraction, and the liquid gravity separation sections of gas/liquid separators are discussed.