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Abstract A combined field and modeling study addressing the dilution and spreading of produced water originating polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) has been carried out in the Tampen region, located in the Norwegian sector of the Northern North Sea. Sampling sites were identified in the region ...
Abstract This paper surveys the major waste streams generated by human and industrial activities in an offshore oil and gas drilling and production field. It focuses on investigating and recommending proper waste management practices in the frame of a waste management plan as a tool for environmental ...
Abstract The formation of gas pools in 2-section of Jialingijang group in EasternSichuan is not controlled by tectonic traps, but controlled by sedimentationand diagenesis of the bank. Bank-microfacies is the base of gas pools andfavorable diagenesis is the necessary condition for the formation of ...
Abstract Field history has shown that a modified baked on phenol-formaldehyde plastic coating can be successfully phenol-formaldehyde plastic coating can be successfully used in hydrogen sulfide environments, although laboratory tests indicate 5% HgS, 2,000 psi and 200 deg. F to be the upper limits ...
Abstract Two fields near Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, have been difficult to produce with gas lift because they are so deep and the reservoir pressure is so low. In both fields 1000 psig lift gas systems were installed several years ago and served effectively for several years. To get a higher lift ...
Abstract The Pattani gas field in the Gulf of Thailand is known for having marginally economic reservoirs and so the operating company, Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production LTD (CTEP formerly known as Unocal Thailand LTD), has always needed to drill wells as fast as possible and at the lowest ...
Abstract Many mature gas wells worldwide have had to be shut-in due to water loading in the production string, which occurs when the liquid's hydrostatic column pressure equals that of the reservoir pressure, stopping production. Periodically injecting surfactant chemicals from surface has been ...
Abstract Multi stage fracturing of horizontal wells is quickly creating the same ""step change?? as when vertical wells first went horizontal. As improved advances are made in drilling and completing horizontal wells, new solutions are required to address the limitations of today's multi-stage ...
Abstract In the this century, the social responsibility of oil and gas companies will include not just health, safety and environment, but also the sustainable economic development of host communities. Today, in most host communities around the world, local community organizations protesting environmental ...
Abstract The Norwegian authorities aim to help Norway combine her role as a major petroleum producer with the role of being a leader in environmental protection. This paper evaluates whether or not the Norwegian upstream sector has achieved this ambitious environmental goal. Regulations, emission reducing ...
Abstract Yaqut -1 well (Afiband) is located in Safedkoh Block of Dewan Petroleum Pvt Ltd at about 20km WSW of Taunsa City, district D.G. Khan- Pakistan. Well was originally drilled in 1986. Well was drilled to 2020m, tested and was declared as Dry. Dewan Petroleum, on the basis of seismic data, Re-entered ...
Abstract Saudi Aramco's vision is to be the recognized industry leader in safety, and as such the company has applied high safety standards governing any well intervention work in all types of wells throughout its history. Moreover, detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Operating Instruction ...
Abstract Deepwater corals (Lophelia) were identified in the vicinity of the location of the exploration well Pumbaa (NOCS 6407/12-2) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf where a drilling operation was carried out by the GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS (GDF SUEZ). Det Norske Veritas AS has on behalf of GDF ...
Abstract The geometry and complexity of hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments is largely controlled by the heterogeneous and anisotropic nature of rocks. Conventional practice in designing fracture stimulation treatments revolve around the parameters that can be changed and considers the rock ...
Summary ADMA-OPCO drilled its first deep Khuff well using various types of tooth and diamond bits at very high cost/ft. Through various trial runs, turbodrilling with diamond and polycrystalline bits proved to be most polycrystalline bits proved to be most efficient method to drill the 12 1/4 and 8 ...
Abstract After five years of experimentation in Nigeria's troubled oil-producing Niger Delta, unlikely but remarkable partners who typically won't work together are doing just that! Though in some cases this strange alliance is limited to funding, the emphasis is less on patronage than on ...
Abstract Some of the most successful water shutoff treatments in fractured reservoirs used relatively large volumes of gel that extruded through fractures during the gel placement process. Laboratory experiments show that gel extrusion through fractures occurs at an unexpectedly low rate if the fracture ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...