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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.

The report was written by a steering committee of SMEs with industry input from an SPE summit as well as members from SPE online communities. It is based on discussions and conclusions from the summit and is intended to provide guidance on an industry-wide safety management data sharing program.

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.

The development of unconventional resources, China’s increasing importance on the global energy map, and turning E&P challenges into opportunities were among the topics discussed at the IPTC

Total’s Pazflor offshore development won the IPTC Excellence in Project Integration Award.

Liu Zhenwu is senior advisor at the Advisory Center, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and was co-advisor for the 2013 IPTC Conference Program Committee.

Alan Linn became chief executive officer of Australian independent Roc Oil in February 2011. He spoke to JPT on the sidelines of the conference.

Question and Answer interview with Phil Andrews

The challenges of the drilling industry, technology advances, and the improvements needed to meet growing global oil demand in a safe, environmentally sound manner were the center of attention at the 25th SPE/IADC Drilling Conference