monitoring

Use of unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor pipeline networks for theft and other issues is discussed.

Newly developed ambient seismic imaging methods provide valuable information throughout the life cycle of an unconventional field.

Mechanical-diversion techniques can ensure acid injection into the various intervals of naturally fractured reservoirs.

This paper provides an operator’s viewpoint of in-well monitoring, covering some of the key challenges.

The US government is working on regulations to reduce oil industry methane emissions by more than 40% over the next 10 years.

At the recent Unconventional Resources Technical Conference in Denver, a direct measurement of what is downhole was a theme of new products offered to operators who see the need for more data on what is working, what is not working, and what could be made to work better.

Integrity management involves availability, access, and the analysis of necessary information.

Asset integrity management encompasses the design, operation, and maintenance of an asset to preserve its integrity at an acceptable level of risk throughout its operating life.