8 February 2010 in JPT, Production (PO)
BJ Services has answered the call for a more flexible and comprehensive pipeline inspection service with its new Gemini combination tool. The tool integrates existing technologies from other BJ Services offerings to provide information on pipeline caliper, metal loss, and mapping in a single trip. Read more »
27 January 2010 in Drilling (DC), HSE, JPT
HBC Systems, a newly created joint venture between Hydration Technology Innovations (HTI) and Bear Creek Services (BCS), is setting its sights on the water-intensive process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas production. The company's Bear Creek Green Machine is reportedly the first energy efficient system for recycling the millions of gallons of fresh water used daily in fracturing jobs industrywide. Read more »
25 January 2010 in JPT, Production (PO)
Artificial-lift technology provider Zeitecs recently unveiled a new addition to its line of rigless conveyance systems for electrical submersible pumps (ESPs). Like the previous generation, the company's Shuttle 550 system uses wireline technology to retrieve and redeploy conventional ESPs through tubing, but extends the application to other tubing sizes. Read more »
22 January 2010 in JPT, Management (MI)
While a number of global factors will likely drive oil and gas prices upward in the next two decades, other economic and political forces exist to pull them back. This was one of the views shared by James Burkhard, managing director of IHS CERA's Global Oil Group, at the Microsoft Global Energy Forum 2010 in Houston. Read more »
20 January 2010 in JPT, Production (PO)
Progressing cavity pump provider Moyno is highlighting its latest entry into the positive displacement pump market: the Moyno 1000 pump. The company states that this pump is engineered for long life and minimal maintenance and provides performance advantages for a variety of applications, including crude oil transfer. Read more »
Behrooz Fattahi is the 2010 SPE President. His monthly President’s Column appears in JPT and the theme is "Conversations." Check back often and read the latest from President Fattahi. Read his bio
1 February 2010 in JPT, President's Forum
As I travel to various regions of the globe these days, members enthusiastically ask many questions about SPE International (SPEI). However, one particular question that I am always asked is why our services and products are not free. Read more »
Past SPE President Arlie Skov has made many contributions to reservoir engineering, improved oil recovery, and field developments, to name a few during his 42-year career. In this blog, Skov looks back on some of the most exciting developments, interesting adventures, and lessons learned over his career. Read full bio
My first petroleum engineering assignment, as a junior engineer, was in Sohio’s District Office in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on 1 March 1957. In early 1958, I was given my very own project to run: the design and installation of a saltwater disposal system (SWD) in the Eola field, west of Pauls Valley. Read more »
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