Drilling
The Gorgon Phase 3 project will counter declining reservoir pressure to sustain gas supplies to Western Australia’s domestic market and support LNG exports to Asia.
This paper presents a study of trapped-torque incidents during drillpipe connection, highlighting contributing factors and root causes and proposing prevention and mitigation measures for these transient events.
In this study, a method was developed to analyze the effects of drilling through transitions on bit-cutting structures and construct an ideal drilling strategy using a detailed drilling model.
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This paper presents an evaluation of geopolymer cementing for use in oil and gas wells, specifically in the primary cementing of liner strings in the Permian Basin. -
This paper presents the completion strategy implemented in an intelligent well completed in Malaysian deepwater Block K.
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This paper describes the engineering design and operational execution practices that supported setting of a new extended-reach world record in a mature carbonate field offshore Abu Dhabi.
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Private explorer Rhino Resources has tapped the oil services giant for upcoming Orange Basin campaign.
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The latest signs that momentum is building in the geothermal space include military bases.
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As the biggest US companies grow bigger, the advantage of scale becomes clearer.
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The national oil company credits lean operating practices and AI for making the three-well, 45,000 B/D project economically viable.
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SponsoredExpanding its portfolio of high-tier technologies, TAQA develops a high-performance perforation-plugging patented product.
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Enhancement to the drillship comes ahead of work commitment on Shell's Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico, its first in the Gulf to produce from 20K reservoirs.
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Derived from the principles of radial jet drilling, a new technology called micro-turbine drilling is developed to allow for drilling of micro-sidetracks from cased boreholes in very hard reservoir rock.
