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OILFIELDTECHNOLOGY
MAY 2016
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EXPLORATION
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DRILLING
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PRODUCTION
MAY 2016
EXPLORATION | DRILLING | PRODUCTION
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Contents
May 2016
Volume 09 Issue 05
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World news
10
Adapting to adversity
JamesAlexander,Procorre,exploreswhatcausedtheEuropeanupstreamoil
andgasindustrydownturnandsuggestswaysthatskilledworkerscanadapt
toridethewaveoftheseincreasinglyuncertaintimes.
13
Permian production performance
JamesKeay,TedMirendaandSteveTichenor,TGS,USA,describehowdata
analyticsprovidesinsightsintoPermianBasinperformance.
17
Navigating seismic challenges
BrunodeRibetandGabyYelin,Paradigm,USA,presentatomographic
methodforfacingchallengesintheinterpretationofseismicdata.
23
The importance of facies
MichaelKemper,IkonScience,UK,explainshowincorporatingfacieswithin
thescientificinversionalgorithmyieldssuperiorseismicmodellingresults.
27
Extremeshowcasestechnologiesdesignedtohandletheharshest
conditionsfacedbytheglobaloilandgasindustry.Contributionsinclude:
Nexans
-Protectingpipelines
Parker
-Conditionmonitoringintheextreme
Albacom
-Fightingenvironmentalextremes
41
Innovation in the oilfield
VinceFortierandRyanGraham,TescoCorporation,Canada,stressthe
importanceofadaptivethinkingandcreativesolutionstosurvivingintoday’s
toughoilandgasmarket.
45
Seeing the forest for the trees
DanDall’Acqua,andBradKwasnycia,Volant,Canada,revealhowcentraliser
selectionandoptimisedplacementcanimpactcompletioncostson
extendedreachwells.
51
Fitting a footprint
RutgerBaan,GustoMSC,TheNetherlands,outlinesthecapabilitiesofanew
drillingjack-updesign.
53
OilfieldTechnology
invitedthreecompaniestoshare
theirinsightonavarietyofdifferentLWD/MWDtopics.Theirfeedback
coveredDirectionalDrilling,MudPulseTelemetry,FormationEvaluationand
more.ContributionscomefromHalliburton,EnteqandScientificDrilling
International.
62
Managing late life production
CelestePastoriniandRussGilbert,LRSenergy,UK,explainhowtoachievea
smoothtransitionfromproductiontoCoP.
65
Cutting completions costs
GarretFrazier,MagnumOilTools,USA,outlinesthebenefitsofdissolvable
frackplugsincompletionsoperations.
67
No cause for alarm
SeanUnrau,Pason,Canada,revealsthewaysinwhichalarmfatigueisbeing
reduced.
69
A new drilling paradigm
IainCookandGuyFeasey,Weatherford,presentthebenefitsofautomated
wellcontrol.
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