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Tight Reservoirs-2015

Estimates of tight-reservoir hydrocarbon reserves continue to vary with uncertainty. What is known with certainty, though, is that current recovery rates are low and the upside is substantial.

September 30, 2015 • Leonard Kalfayan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
2016 SPE President Nathan Meehan

Nathan Meehan is senior executive adviser at Baker Hughes, where he advises executive management on reservoir and geoscience issues.

August 31, 2015 • John Donnelly • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Shale Industry Needs to Look Within for Solutions That Save

At the recent 2015 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, a major theme was how companies can improve performance without increasing the size of their budget.

August 31, 2015 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Well intervention

Halliburton Reveals Refracturing Strategy

Although refracturing is a topic that has gained a lot of interest, many shale producers have been sitting on the sidelines because early results did not justify the spending

October 31, 2015 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
R&D/innovation

Middle East NOCs To Boost Collaboration in Joint Projects

National oil companies (NOCs) in the Middle East plan to boost their collaboration efforts in technology applications through a global industry trade organization’s initiative.

October 31, 2015 • Abdelghani Henni • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Inspection/maintenance

Treating Damaged Subsea Lines With a Light Electrical Touch

As subsea electric lines age, they are prone to cracks that allow seawater in, reducing their effectiveness, and if the leaks are bad enough, they can shut down operations.

October 31, 2015 • Stephen Rassenfoss • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Exploration/discoveries

Three Offshore Blocks Awarded in Mexico’s Second Auction

Mexico’s second oil and gas lease auction has been deemed a success after three out of five shallow-water blocks were awarded in September. The awarded areas contain an estimated 236 million bbl of oil and 190 Bcf of gas.

October 31, 2015 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir simulation

Field-Development-Plan Optimization of a Giant Field for Recovery Improvement

To optimize the development plan of a giant carbonate reservoir offshore Abu Dhabi to extend the production plateau and improve recovery, detailed sector models were used to facilitate the large number of required simulation runs.

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September 30, 2015 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Enhanced recovery

New Technologies Maximize Production in Viscous-Oil North Slope Field

Oil quality and drilling-pad constraints for a viscous-oil field defined a development scheme that consisted of a waterflood line drive with horizontal producers and water-injection (WINJ) wells side by side.

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September 30, 2015 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Data & Analytics

Crossover Technologies Enhance Innovation in Oil Industry

The challenges facing the oil and gas industry require crossover technologies from other industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medicine to help drive efficiency, boost productivity, and optimize performance.

August 31, 2015 • Abdelghani Henni • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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