Drilling
This study identifies critical knowledge gaps in wellbore integrity and underscores areas that require further investigation, providing insights into how wellbores must evolve to meet the technical demands of the energy transition.
This study illustrates the new capabilities, tailored for CO₂ storage applications, of a modeling framework that provides a quantitative, risk-based assessment of the long-term integrity of legacy plugged and abandoned wells.
Two critical facets of the discipline of well control and wellbore integrity—decarbonization and groundbreaking automation of essential processes—are highlighted in the three primary paper selections presented at SPE and SPE-affiliated conferences during the past year.
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Apache, Qatar, and Shell clinch best discovery, best new venturer, and energy transition leader. -
While drilling in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a topdrive failure forced the shutdown of all drilling operations for the rig operator and lasted for 114 hours.
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The complete paper discusses the use of cumulative production ratio curves normalized to a given reference volume in time for different unconventional plays in North America to investigate the median trend for each play and the median ultimate recovery per play.
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In tectonically influenced regions, potential hydrocarbon traps are subject to complex states of stress. This scenario often translates into severe strike/slip (SS) and thrust-fault or reverse-fault (TF/RF) stress states.
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With contracts canceled and pressures mounting, offshore oil drillers struggle to stay afloat.
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To address key root causes, proactive initiatives such as audits, inspections, visibility tours, hazard reporting, and contractor management engagement workshops were initiated to focus on enhancing work planning, effective supervision, and risk assessment.
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The oilfield services company's Tubular Running Service was recognized for reducing costs, maximizing safety.
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Two intelligence groups share similar views on how the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted OFS companies’ valuations and operations.
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Two discoveries offshore Mexico add to April’s finding in the Norwegian Sea.
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The cementing services market size in the US is expected to drop 50% year-on-year from 2019. The significant drop in Permian Basin activity will account for 40% of the total market size reduction.
