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Abstract Deep-water oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico has recently been the focus of much attention owing to the untapped potential of such a vast area. Of particular interest is the Garden Banks area, where sedimentary structures have been mapped using surface and borehole seismic techniques ...
Abstract Casabe Field is a mature oil field located in the Mid-Magdalena Valley basin in Colombia, with over 60 than years of production. For the last 25 years it has been waterflooded using a five-spot injection pattern. In 2004 Ecopetrol and Schlumberger initiated a technological alliance aiming ...
Abstract Reduced environmental impact is the goal when choosing produced water treatment technologies. On the Norwegian sector the method used for quantifying this impact is the Environmental Impact Factor, EIF. This method is computerized in a tool that calculates the environmental impact from each ...
Abstract Shell Exploration and Production successfully deployed an automated bottom hole pressure control system developed by Shell International R&D called Dynamic Annular Pressure Control (DAPC) to solve lost circulation and hole instability problems in a deep water Gulf of Mexico well on the ...
Abstract In the past few years, downhole video has emerged as a viable and cost-effective means for analyzing various wellbore problems. Despite this, numerous misconceptions concerning the cost, application, and complexity remain. In an effort to provide insight into the proper application and selection ...
Abstract To successfully drill in remote and harsh environment areas, a wide variety of specialized equipment, material and personnel must be mobilized in an orderly manner. Long-range planning consisting of environmental assessment, engineering studies, logistical analysis, equipment selection, and ...
Abstract Total E&P Norge is an EMAS registered and ISO 14001 certified company. With a commitment to continuous improvement and minimizing footprint from activities, an internally defined zero harmful impact objective for the drilling of an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea was set. Deep water ...
Abstract Description There is very limited information available on the deep water biodiversity offshore Nigeria. Detailed information on seabed communities is vital for effective environmental management of offshore drilling disturbance but collection of environmental data usually require a dedicated ...
Abstract Kuwait has been drilling and producing from the deep, sour Jurassic reservoirs in the West Kuwait area during the past 25 years. The wells, which are mainly vertical, penetrate heavily fractured, highly pressured reservoirs and produce high quality light oil. New wells are planned to be added ...
Abstract New design challenges for deepwater, extended-reach and other critical completion operations have limited the use of conventional industry standard workstrings and prompted development of a new Completion Pipe capable of addressing demands for high torsional strength, gas-tight seals and a ...
Abstract Scientific workstations are increasingly finding their way on to the desktops of petroleum professionals, resulting in the widespread use of a range of complex applications for tasks such as basin modelling, seismic interpretation and reservoir modelling. The increasing complexity of these ...
Abstract Sustainable development is about ensuring a better quality of life for all. This means a fundamental balancing of our economic, environmental and social responsibility. The paper explores why this is important to Shell and how technologies in E&P demonstrate our commitment to contribute to ...
Abstract An 80m long retrievable ""one-run"" straddle assembly was successfully installed in order to shut off a gas breakthrough in the 130 degrees deviated reservoir section of a ""U shape/Fish hook"" sub sea oil producer in the Njord field. Coiled tubing with an internal electric line in combination ...
Abstract An oil field in central Saudi Arabia produces super-light crude from a sandstone reservoir. The formation contains up to 2 wt. percent authigenic clays dominated by kaolinite and illite/montmorillonite mixed layer clays. To improve well productivity, a well stimulation treatment has been conducted ...
Abstract This paper describes the decision-making process and on-the-fly design strategy that paved the way for the successful and incident-free execution of a uniquely engineered kill and salvage operation in the Bay of Bengal. The seven-month project employed a 150 HP Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) ...
Abstract Amerada Hess A/S and Statoil Efterforskning og Produktion A/S have publishedEIAs for the development and operation of the South Arne and the Siri fields,respectively. Both EIAs focused on planned and accidental emissions duringdevelopment and operation. The major impacts identified were associated ...
Abstract Description of the Paper Community based HSE project is a new strategic approach in Eni-NAOC (Ente Nationale Idrocarburi - Nigerian Agip Oil Company) activities to address host community issues and achieve beneficial goals in the Niger Delta. Eni-NAOC main community based projects are numerous. ...
Abstract Proppant-based hydraulic-fracture stimulation in the southern North Sea is becoming increasingly popular and, in some marginal fields, can be considered crucial to maximize reservoir contact; thus, improving deliverability from tight-gas sandstone formations. Because of the low availability ...
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. This paper was prepared for the 43rd Annual Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, to be held in Houston, Tex., Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 1968. Permission to copy is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 ...