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Well integrity/control

Offshore Drillers Attack Costs and Downtime With Data-Driven Deals

New long-term contracts between offshore drillers and equipment makers reduce downtime and risks associated with key components, from blowout preventers to risers.

February 7, 2017 • Stephen Rassenfoss • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Fracturing/pressure pumping

Science Proves Key in Noncore Eagle Ford Success

Battlecat Oil & Gas ratcheted up on data, analysis, and technology to successfully develop unproven shale acreage.

February 8, 2017 • Joel Parshall • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Flow assurance

Past Experience Drives Petrobras Flow Assurance Strategy

A former technical manager with Petrobras discusses the development of the company’s flow assurance philosophies and strategies.

February 7, 2017 • Stephen Whitfield • Oil and Gas Facilities
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Canadian Exploration Growing Again As Engineering Challenges Loom Large

SPE conferences in Calgary examine the challenges of finding and producing heavy oil and unconventional hydrocarbons at a time when Canadian producers are feeling exceptional price pressures.

February 9, 2017 • Stephen Rassenfoss • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Decommissioning

Decomm and Offshore Wind Revive Heavy-Lift Industry

Heavy-lift vessels aim for opportunities in decommissioning in UK North Sea and Norway and offshore wind projects.

February 12, 2017 • Kathryn Symes • Oil and Gas Facilities
Memory Isn’t What It Used To Be

The science of memory reveals unexpected and surprising findings. When is a memory accurate? Are our memories significantly different from the actual events?

February 12, 2017 • Howard Duhon • Oil and Gas Facilities
Pipelines/flowlines/risers

Gas Begins To Flow in Russia’s Third Arctic Pipeline

Gazprom’s third pipeline to course through the Arctic further decreases Russia’s dependence on using Eastern European countries as thoroughfares to export its gas to markets in Western Europe.

February 12, 2017 • Mia Bennett • Oil and Gas Facilities
Robotics/unmanned systems

Unmanned Vehicles and Robotics Gain Momentum

Developments in the emerging technologies of unmanned vehicles are leading to new land, sea, and air applications in the oil and gas industry.

February 12, 2017 • Hisham Saadawi • Oil and Gas Facilities
Reservoir simulation

Quality-Assured Initialization Optimizes the Value of Reservoir Simulation

Initializing a reservoir simulator requires populating a 3D dynamic-grid-cell model with subsurface data and fit-for-purpose interrelational algorithms. In practice, these prerequisites rarely are satisfied fully.

June 30, 2013 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Artificial lift

High-Reliability Gas Lift Flow-Control-Device Technology and Erosion/Endurance Tests

High-reliability gas lift flow-control devices (GLFCDs) enable gas lift for wells with the potential for H2S in the produced gas and where casing is not qualified for H2S service.

June 30, 2013 • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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