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SPE Member Abstract Case histories of 22 treatments with a very new sand control procedure applied in Oryx Energy Company wells are reviewed. An acid curable resin is positioned in the casing across the perforated interval in an incompetent sand formation. A gas-frac propellent tool is placed in the ...
Abstract This paper presents a summary of the strategy and execution for intersecting and plugging at a depth of 2730m a significant water cross flow (10000-15 000m3/day) invading a depleted sour gas producer well. This operation was performed at the beginning of 1997 in the south west of France. To ...
Abstract The remaining on-shore petroleum reserves in Ecuador are located within culturally and environmentally sensitive areas of the lowland tropical rainforest at the headwaters of the Amazon Basin, including protected nature reserves and indigenous communities. Regulatory obligations and stakeholder ...
Abstract The Njord Field is one of the most complex reservoirs in the Norwegian North Sea due to a large number of faults. Seismic quality in the heavily faulted areas is poor making seismic interpretation difficult. Typically the uncertainty in top structure is in the order of 10-100 m. The well ...
Abstract High-speed wired drill strings enable two way wireline communications between drilling and evaluation service provider's bottom-hole-assemblies (BHA) and surface systems. Compared to even the most advanced mud pulse telemetry, this new capability allows reliable communication with Rotary ...
Abstract This presentation discusses the results of experimental and field case studies of a remedial treatment technique designed to eliminate fracture proppant production. This process uses a low-viscosity consolidating agent, which is placed into the propped fractures via coiled tubing or conventional ...
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Abstract Multiple seismic exploration programs have been conducted in the Ecuadorian Amazon since the 1970s without reusing previously cleared areas for heliports and camps, resulting in unnecessary cumulative deforestation impacts. Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers (WALSH) and EnCana have ...
Abstract Conoco and their Russian partners, Arkangelskgeoldobycha conducted field programs from 1994 to 1996 in support of environmental baseline studies and civil planning and design work for the future development of the Northern Territories in the Timan Pechora area of Russia. A major component ...
Abstract Drill string dynamics has become an important topic in recent times. This has proven to be particularly critical in slimhole drilling where the understanding and control of vibration has become essential. Conventional rigs have the strength and brawn to over-come most vibration problems and ...
Technological developments bring an increasing number of skills and sciences, men and material, to the sea. Those who come there with little previous maritime experience must recognize that the sea has its own legal rules, just as it has its own technological problems. Introduction Wherever man has ...
Abstract Ravenspurn North is a mature gas field in the Southern North Sea with 42 wells, drilled and many hydraulically fractured in the late 1980s. By 2006 more than half of the wells had ceased to flow and many were flowing intermittently. With ailing wells and consequently falling production rates, ...
Abstract Optimizing when to replace worn bits can yield substantial cost savings, especially in the high cost deep water offshore drilling fields, however, recognizing when a bit is ""dull"" and past its true economic life can be difficult. All too often, speculation and the hope that the bit will ...
Abstract Extending motor, bit, MWD, and BHA component life is of primary importance to the drilling process. Frequently downhole vibrations can cause anywhere from minor to catastrophic failure in any of the components of a typical BHA. Some types of vibrations are more detrimental to various components ...
Abstract Single-selective sand control completions can be very expensive particularly in offshore environment where rig costs are high. Such completions traditionally involve completion of each zone separately, with multiple trips in and out of the hole. A conventional single-selective completion typically ...
Abstract Sedco Forex are currently building a new land drilling rig based upon the SIMPLER* concept. This SIMPLER* concept reviewed a wide range of issues associated with the well construction process and developed an innovative approach to drilling operations resulting in significant cost savings. ...
SPE Members Abstract Many methods of gravel packing have been applied to control sand problems in injection or producing wells. Successful application of a sand control technique to obtain a productive well completion requires an understanding of the process limitations of the selected method. Some ...
SPE Member Abstract Horizontal or extended reach drilling is a rapidly emerging technology that, in some areas, can be considered the norm rather than the exception. While most horizontal drilling is done with the same pipe that would be used in the same size vertical hole, a different pipe or tool ...
Abstract 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°, and the Tension-Torque model was effectively used in these cases to aid in planning the directional program prior ...
Marine mammals, including coastal dolphins, West African manatees, offshore cetaceans (baleen whales and larger odontocetes), and marine turtles are increasingly under threat; many are rare, although some cetaceans are showing recovery from commercial exploitation. When Angola Liquefied Natural Gas ...