Drilling
Thermal stimulation can accelerate the formation of shale creep barriers for long-term well integrity but only within a carefully controlled temperature window. This study identifies optimal thermal conditions for maximizing barrier performance while avoiding thermally induced shale damage.
Conflict‑driven price gains may be offset by higher costs, supply‑chain risks, and a limited appetite for new drilling activity.
While some idle wells may be brought back into production, many will be plugged and abandoned. This paper considers repurposing certain idle oil and gas wells by using their empty steel casing for the disposal of nuclear waste.
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This paper presents a novel sandstone-stimulation technique using thermochemical fluids. -
Offshore driller has almost a half billion in cash and a contract backlog of $2.2 billion.
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Gazprom Neft and a cloud computing joint venture involving Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have signed an agreement to commercialize jointly developed digital solutions in Russia and the Middle East.
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The authors describe a drilling-systems automation roadmap for a transition from humans to automation in the general drilling space.
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Changes in our industry have accelerated at a dramatic rate in an array of key technologies. Some of these initiatives have been under way for years and are familiar themes to SPE readers: artificial intelligence, automated decision making, data analytics, and visualization to name a few. Papers selected for this feature were chosen to highlight some of these areas of…
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The authors describe a platform that integrates advanced data analytics and hydraulic modeling in real time for managed-pressure-drilling applications.
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Equinor will use the semisubmersible rig Transocean Enabler, which is already under contract, for the work planned for later this year.
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Combination announced last November must still gain clearance from authorities in the UK and Denmark.
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Drilling is set to take place near the location where the Toyko-based energy company said it encountered a gas reservoir in a 2016 project.
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The paper highlights two case studies to illustrate successful development of marginal prospects to unlock remaining potential.
