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Abstract A field study was conducted between November 2000 and August 2002 to assess benthic impacts of drilling at four sites on the Gulf of Mexico continental slope. The study applied a combination of conventional and innovative techniques that have not been used previously to monitor deepwater drilling ...
Abstract Purpose of the paper is to review environmental aspects of Oil & Gas drilling in view of economics of the projects benefiting industry professionals. Oil & Gas exploration, including offshore & directional drilling pose long and short-term environmental risks. These risks are primarily ...
Abstract Coal Seam gas (CSG) is a rapidly growing industry in Queensland, Australia. Water is produced as a by-product of the CSG production process, with the management of this associated water (called CSG water) widely accepted as one of the industry's main challenges. The Australia Pacific ...
SPE Members Abstract Two horizontal wells, one with a medium radius angle build rate and the other with a long radius wellbore have been drilled into the same oil bearing sandstone in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The wells were drilled as development wells to test the concept of minimizing water ...
Abstract The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has oversight for leasing, exploration, and development of mineral resources on submerged Federal lands on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The MMS Environmental Studies Program was initiated in 1973 to provide a management information base in support ...
IADC Members Abstract The objective of this presentation is to summarize the nature and scope of the more major costs of environmental compliance as they apply to the field operations of oil and gas well drilling and production. An analysis of the appropriate federal laws is also addressed and included ...
Abstract Shallow water areas of the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf experience low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) each summer. The hypoxic zone is primarily caused by input of nutrients from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. The nutrients stimulate the growth of phytoplankton, which leads to reduction ...
ABSTRACT One of the most important uses for polymers in drilling fluids is shale stabilization. The shale stabilizing mechanism is not very well understood, but many think it results from hydrated polymer molecules interacting with water and shale surfaces by a process of adsorption. Adsorption is ...
Publication Rights Reserved Discussion of this paper is invited. Three copies of any discussion should be sent to the Society of Petroleum Engineers office. Such discussion may be presented at the above meeting and considered for publication in one of the two SPE magazines with the paper. Abstract A ...
Discussion of this paper is invited. Three copies of any discussion should be sent to the Society of Petroleum Engineers office. Such discussion may be presented at the above meeting and, with the paper, may be considered for publication in one of the two SPE magazines. Abstract The subject of oil ...
Abstract Redevelopment of mature oil fields is becoming increasingly important in Russia and worldwide. An extensive application of new ideas, coupling reservoir management and production enhancement of mature oil fields, is outlined in this paper. Discrepancies in the pressures, production and injection ...
Abstract Decommissioning has really come on the agenda in Europe the last decade. In Norway, starting with the planning of decommissioning the North East Frigg in 1992/93, there were no standards established on issues and methodologies as a basis for impact assessment as part of the decision making. ...
Abstract Drilling in the Middle East is challenging and when it comes to drill string selection and design, the drilling engineer has to consider all the parameters that will influence the lifetime of the drill string, among which drilling environment, well geometry, need for drilling deeper wells ...
Abstract Brunei Shell Petroleum operates the Seria North Flank (SNF) field in Brunei Darussalam. When accessed from a land location, this near shore development requires that wells be drilled and completed at angles of up to 127 degrees to optimally develop the field. The wells are drilled from Brunei's ...
Abstract During the second quarter of 2002 Petronas Carigali, the State Oil Company of Malaysia, embarked on a campaign to utilize Expandable Sand Screen (ESS®) in unconsolidated multi-zonal sandstone completions in the Baram and Alab fields, offshore Malaysia. The primary objective of the application ...
Abstract A process has been developed to evaluate drilling fluid cost performance for a wide range of planning, intervention, and quality improvement activities. Meant to be universally applicable, the innovative process permits comparisons among similar and dissimilar wells drilled in the same or ...
Abstract The case reservoir is a field in South Oman and produces high viscous oil from well sorted unconsolidated formation sand with a small average grain size (40 microns). Initially the wells were completed with downhole sand control but suffered from extreme plugging due to very fine nature of ...
Abstract This paper describes a project sponsored by 13 companies and the HSE (OSD) to apply a form of human factors training called Crew Resource Management (CRM), which is widely used in aviation, to the training of offshore platform teams. The aim of the project was to design, deliver and evaluate ...
Abstract Environmental standards for the regulation of drilling fluids used in petroleum facilities, land or offshore, do not exist in Mexican legislation, specially their toxicity limits. Thus, type and quality of these products and their toxicity are unknown, mainly those of oil constituents, which ...
Abstract Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments (ESHIA) seek to identify and assess potential project impacts in a formal and structured manner. The ESHIA process not only helps to meet regulatory requirements, it also helps manage risk and increase transparency in the development of new ...