Technology
AI is transforming oil and gas, but the real change will come from young professionals (YPs) who bridge technology and field expertise. By leading pilots, building networks, and challenging old assumptions, YPs can drive the industry’s digital transformation from within.
PE Ltd.'s software will allow students and faculty to work directly with modeling technologies and build real-world, job-ready skills.
Founding dean of Missouri S&T’s Kummer College, James D. Sterling, sat down with Joshua Schlegel, associate professor and associate chair of nuclear engineering and radiation science, to discuss why nuclear power is making a comeback and what its resurgence means for the future of energy.
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Statistics on well-integrity incidents are difficult to find in the literature. There are some examples of kick and blowout events, but normally they are scarce and focus on the number of incidents and their root causes. -
Early in its development, the Cline shale was hyped as the next Eagle Ford or Bakken with more oil and gas than they have combined.
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Chevron's Thais McComb and the University of Wyoming's Brian Towler give their perspectives on tackling mature field development.
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Shell's Hamed Soroush talks about geomechanics—the oil and gas industry's missing link.
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Shell's Salil Banerjee talks about the challenges of mature oil fields.
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A discussion of how surfactants (soap) can improve recovery and revive mature oil fields.
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Schlumberger's Kenny Campbell and Rod Smith talk about the process of permanently abandoning a well, managing the cost of abandonment, and ensuring that activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements.
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The significance of mature assets to the operations of companies large and small.
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The growing desire of offshore operators to speed up subsea field development while reducing costs has fostered many compelling innovations.
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The new Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is the largest in the US Gulf of Mexico, with more than twice the displacement of the neighboring Mars TLP. It marks a leap forward in safety, improved operation time, and increased production capacity.
