December 2009
Volume 61 Number 12
Features
Guest Editorial - IOCs, NOCs, and Service Companies: An Emerging Innovation Ecology - Mukund Karanjikar and Kevin Jakubenas
A triangular involvement of international oil companies, national oil companies, and service companies has become a necessity.
Australia Could Be Big Unconventional Play
A small Colorado independent believes the 7 million acres it has under license in the heart of the Australian Outback could be the world’s next big unconventional play.
Massive Milestone Qatar LNG Project Goes Forward
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil officially inaugurated Train 6 of their Rasgas liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) project in Qatar in late October, boosting plans to produce 77 million tonnes a year of LNG from the Middle East state by the end of the decade.
Special Section - JPT Legends of Production and Operations
Profiles of the eight industry pioneers who were selected JPT Legends of Production & Operations.
Conference Highlights Innovations, Challenges
Coverage of the 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.
Management • Digital Oil Field 2.0: Maturity and Paradigms • Dutch Holland, Holland and Davis
The science-fiction digital oilfield concept is now maturing. Now industry management can actually plan and execute the entire digital-oilfield solutions life cycle.
Distinguished Author Series • Hydrates: State-of-the-Art Inside and Outside Flowlines • By E.D. Sloan, C.A. Koh, and A.K. Sum, Colorado School of Mines; A.L. Ballard, G.J. Shoup, and M. McMullen, BP; J.L. Creek, Chevron; and T. Palermo, Total
Applications, principally in flow assur ance but also for an energy resource and studying climate-change effects, have driven hydrate engineering for 75 years.
Drilling Conference Focuses on Workplace
A preview of the 2010 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.
Technology Focus
Bit Technology
Graham Mensa-Wilmot, SPE, Drilling Engineering Advisor, Chevron
Bit Selection Using Mathematically Modeled Indices
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 19915, “Bit Selection Using Mathematically Modeled Indices Deliver Significant Improvement in Directional-Drilling Performance,” by Steve Barton, SPE, Kirk Card, SPE, and David Nwachukwu, SPE, NOV ReedHycalog; Bertrand Cozon, SPE, and Cristina Marinho, Schlumberger; and Adebowale Solarin, SPE, ADDAX, originally prepared for the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
MWD Vibration Measurements: A Time for Standardization
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 119877, “MWD Vibration Measurements: A Time for Standardisation,” by Svein Magne Osnes, SPE, StatoilHydro ASA; Per Amund Amundsen, SPE, University of Stavanger; and Tore Weltzin, SPE, Erik Nyrnes, SPE, Brita Lucie Hundstad, SPE, and Gaute Grindhaug, SPE, StatoilHydro ASA, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Analysis of Drilling-Dynamics Data Solves Severe Vibration Issues
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 122051, “In-Depth Analysis of Drilling-Dynamics Data Solves Severe Vibration Issues Drilling Interbedded Sand/Shale Sequences in 3D-Directional Well Profiles,” by J.E. Armour and R. Sankar, BP Trinidad and Tobago, and I. Thomson, SPE, D. Ramchune, and M. Sas, Baker Hughes, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Cartagena, Colombia, 31 May–3 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Production/Facilities
Brian Skeels, SPE, Technology Manager, FMC Technologies
Developing an Intelligent Sensor for Monitoring Pipeline-System Integrity
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 115503, “The Development of an Intelligent Sensor for the Monitoring of Pipeline-System Integrity,” by Bonny B.N. Umeadi and K.G. Jones, University of Greenwich, UK, prepared for the 2008 SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition, Moscow, 28–30 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Fiber-Optic Gas Monitoring for Flexible Risers
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 19901, “Fiberoptic Gas Monitoring of Flexible Risers,” by Nick Weppenaar, NKT Flexibles, and Anatoliy Kosterev, Lei Dong, David Tomazy, and Frank Tittel, Rice University, originally prepared for the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Applications of a New Approach in Pipeline Leak Detection
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 118070, “Seeking the Hidden Threat: Applications of a New Approach in Pipeline Leak Detection,” by Jack Elliott, Richard Fletcher, and Mike Wrigglesworth, Pure Technologies Limited, originally prepared for the 2008 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3–6 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Control of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Oil and Gas Pipelines
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 118410, “Control of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Oil and Gas Pipelines,” by M.D. Lohithesh and A.K. Agnihotri, ONGC, and Banwari Lal, SPE, TERI, prepared for the 2008 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3–6 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Reserves/Asset Management
Delores J. Hinkle, SPE, Director, Corporate Reserves, Marathon Oil Company
Modernization of the SEC Oil and Gas Reserves Reporting Requirements
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 123793, “Modernization of the SEC Oil and Gas Reserves Reporting Requirements,” by W. John Lee, SPE, Texas A&M University, prepared for the 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 4–7 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Integrating Reserves Management: Providing Regulatory Compliance and Improving Decision Making
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 124168, “Methodology for Integrated Reserves Management: Providing Regulatory Compliance and Improving Decision Making,” by Lev Virine, SPE, Project Decisions, and Doug MacDonald, SPE, Schlumberger Information Solutions, prepared for the 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 4–7 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Intelligent-Fields Management at Woodside: Using Off-the-Shelf Technology
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 116519, “Intelligent-Fields Management at Woodside: A Low-Cost Step Improvement in Field Management Using Off-the-Shelf Technology,” by Bruce James, SPE, Kevin A. Kerr, Stephanie Lim, SPE, Ed Lewandowski, SPE, Craig Knight, SPE, and Richard Bell, SPE, Woodside Energy, prepared for the 2008 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 20–22 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
