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This paper will describe how one integrates a comprehensive methodology of data-mining techniques and artificial neural networks (ANNs) in reservoir-petrophysical-properties prediction and regeneration.

Multilateral wells with smart completions controlled by different flow-control technologies offer great operational flexibility, with each lateral able to be operated and optimized independently.

The complete paper evaluates optimization techniques to develop, or support, business cases for intelligent or smart wells.

This paper demonstrates how the latest generation of connections has been tested and validated to extreme loads before being installed in the wellbore.

A North Sea field development included installation of long 4½-in. completion liners in the horizontal reservoir sections of each well. To minimize overall risk, the operator planned to use managed-pressure drilling (MPD).

Russia’s need to continue expanding the oil and gas business is pushing it to look east for more production and markets. But everywhere it turns there is stiff competition in a world awash in oil and gas.

An industry expert said that workforce education will be critical to helping companies adapt to a changing data landscape and optimize their operations.

Social responsibility has become a common term but what defines “social performance?” In a globalized economy, with multinational corporate and state actors having a more immediate effect on individual lives than ever before, social performance initiatives should not be viewed as an expendable cost.

Shale explorers in Argentina are reporting that improving performance and activity is set to rise this year to boost the country’s gas production.

An advisor at Schlumberger discusses the company’s work in examining the effect of perforations on hydraulic fracture initiation.