Inspection/maintenance
The latest edition of ISO 20815 extends the petroleum industry's production assurance and reliability management framework to carbon capture, hydrogen, ammonia, and wind assets.
Shell has demonstrated drone-in-a-box operations from its Mars floating production unit, becoming the first operator in the region to secure FAA approval for self-approved offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action.
This paper uses the structural-integrity-management framework to evaluate the current structural integrity of chosen platforms, highlighting their potential and limitations for carbon capture, use, and storage purposes based on in-service assessments.
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A high-resolution acoustic downhole evaluation system nabs top award for 2023. -
This paper presents a proposed condition indicator that estimates the wear experienced by an all-metal progressing cavity pump at any point in operation and takes into consideration the effects of downhole operating conditions.
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The company used an uncrewed surface vessel and an electric remotely operated vehicle to conduct a survey for TAQA in the North Sea.
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The North Sea's largest producing field has shut in about a quarter of its total production capacity as repairs are made to faulty equipment.
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Satellite imaging of methane emissions offers the fossil fuel industry the empirical data it needs to fix problems that companies might not even know they have before the EPA starts to levy fines in 2024.
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The authors of this paper describe a software technology that balances calculated well-integrity risk with the associated financial impact for an entire integrity-surveillance program.
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Industry leaders are harnessing the power of data to improve efficiencies, eliminate nonproductive time, and reduce Capex.
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TC Energy said it has is no timetable for restarting the 600,000 B/D pipeline that stretches from Alberta to Texas.
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I would like to highlight the following works as promising technological developments for production and facilities: innovative measurement techniques, improvements to drilling safety, new developments in piping inspection, and a very interesting study of triangular vs. circular cross-sectional pipes.
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Aramco investigates expanding the use of lasers in the upstream sector of the oil field.
