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Abstract The paper deals with a case study of a high rate sour gas field in Pakistan. The paradigm shift from sand control to sand management boosted production rates by more than 100%. At the same time higher well head pressures and lesser drawdowns will extend field life and ultimate recovery. Major ...
Summary Aluminum drillpipe was used to drill the first five directional wells from aNorth Sea platform. A comparison with steel drillpipe showed that theoperational problems of using the aluminum drillpipe outweighed the benefits inthe directional wells drilled. Therefore, steel drillpipe was specified ...
Abstract This paper presents the first installation of nozzle-based passive inflow control devices (ICD) for Apache Corporation in Australasia. This recent technology was simultaneously applied in a production well and a water injection well, and served as a demonstration of its potential benefits ...
Summary Two wells extending more than 2 miles were drilled from Platform Irene in the Pt. Pedernales field, offshore California. These wells are the two longest extended-reach wells on the U.S. west coast. Although several wells around the world have been drilled beyond two miles, none extend at such ...
Summary This paper deals with a case study of a high-rate sour-gas field in Pakistan. The paradigm shift from sand control to sand management boosted production rates by more than 100%. At the same time, higher wellhead pressures and less drawdown will extend field life and ultimate recovery. Major ...
Abstract Since the turn of the millennium, non-retrievable drilling with casing technology has been introduced to the Asia Pacific region. Soft formations encountered in offshore drilling environments have promoted the successful application of casing drilling technology for conductor and surface casing ...
Abstract The modern Ultra Extended Reach Drilling projects become more and more challenging. Some of the lately drilled ERD's probably reached or came close to the edge of available drilling technology. The most breathtaking well was Maersk BD-04A completed by May 2008 offshore Qatar with 12 290 ...
Summary. An openhole packer system has been designed, fabricated, and tested. The system has been used to isolate zones, to conduct injection tests, and to stimulate a 500 degrees F [260 degrees C] hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal reservoir. After exposure to temperatures of 460 degrees F [238 degrees ...
Abstract Flowback of proppant and formation sand often poses serious challenges to operating companies when these solids cause equipment damage, costly and frequent cleanup treatments, and production decreases. These flowback problems are often compounded in severity in wells with production of heavy ...
Summary. This paper presents the results of the application of a tension/torque model to directional wells drilled worldwide. The final inclination of the wells ranged from 25 to 70 degrees, and the tension/torque model was effectively used in these cases to aid in planning the directional program ...
Kilstrom, Kevin J., Amoco Production Co. Summary Sour gas wells require special considerations for successful production. Corrosion, safety considerations, prolific gas rates, the casing program, and hydrate problems affect the final completion design for wells in the Whitney Canyon sour gas field. ...
Nature provides splendid examples of real-time learning and adaptation behavior that emerges from highly localized interactions among agents of limited capabilities. For example, schools of fish are remarkably apt at configuring their topologies almost instantly in the face of danger [1]: when a predator ...
Background Topoisomerase I (Top1) is the target of Top1 inhibitor chemotherapy. The TOP1 gene, located at 20q12-q13.1, is frequently detected at elevated copy numbers in colorectal cancer (CRC). The present study explores the mechanism, frequency and prognostic impact of TOP1 gene aberrations in stage ...
Abstract The authors of this paper prepared a series of analyses of the supplemental supply sources or natural gas. This study was developed for the use of the Gas Supply Committee of the American Gas Association. The authors operating as a task force prepared a series of individual studies which were ...
Kip, S.H., Sarawak Shell Bhd/Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. Ltd. (Malaysia) Introduction Oil spill contingency planning is an essential feature required in present day activities involving oil and gas exploration, production and transportation. A well thought out Contingency Plan will not only eliminate ...
Abstract Reductions in the environmental impact of exploration seismic can he achieved through improved planning from the scouting stage to post abandonment, environmental screening, EIA's geared to direct implementation of prevention and control measures, specifications in contracts and verification ...
Abstract New and evolving environmental laws and regulations impose substantial costs and greater potential liabilities on industry. These standards on emissions and assessments of impacts place increasing importance on scientifically based environmental studies. Moreover, technological improvements ...
Abstract Protecting people and the environment is an essential design and operational criteria for the Kutubu Petroleum Development Project to minimise the physical, social and economic impacts on the local people and their environment in Papua New Guinea. This paper describes how Kutubu was implemented, ...
Abstract Historically, Exploration and Production (E&P) operators' environmental philosophy was a consequence of environmental damages, actual and perceived, caused by hydrocarbon spills. Pertamina/Maxus Southeast Sumatra, Inc. (Maxus), the largest offshore E and P operator in Indonesia has adopted ...
Abstract Geothermal energy, heat energy stored in the earth, is exploited for the generation of environmentally clean, reliable electric power and for direct heat applications such as space and water heating, aquaculture and agricultural operations, enhanced oil recovery, mining, and industrial processing. ...