Production & Operations
Technology News
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Novel waterfrac proppant increases flow capacity and production
- 11 April -
- Hexion's Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) has introduced its Prime Plus partially cured, resin-coated proppant for waterfrac treatments of low-permeability reservoirs. Unlike conventional proppants, Prime Plus promises no proppant flowback and a significant decrease in fines generation, allowing users to enjoy higher fracture-flow capacity and increased production.
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New Center for Technology Innovation opens in Houston
- 07 April -
- Baker Hughes recently held an open house for its new Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) in Houston. The USD 42-million facility promises to be the launching pad for the next generation of technologies for challenging production environments.
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Using enzymes to enhance oil recovery
- 01 April -
- Biofuels are no longer the only beneficiaries of enzyme-assisted energy production. Enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) techniques are benefiting from enzymatic treatment as well, as technology provider Jumpstart Energy Services recently explained.
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In-situ seismic-wave tool offers increased oil recovery
- 06 March -
- An in-situ seismic-wave stimulation tool that promises to produce trapped reserves and increase oil cuts in mature reservoirs is showing promising field results. In a recently completed 3-year field study in the Permian Basin, Applied Seismic Research's (ASR's) Hydro-Impact Technology reportedly reduced oil-production decline by 20%, using seismic waves that loosen trapped oil from reservoir [...]
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New software suite promises real-time production optimization
- 27 February -
- A software package that aims to streamline collaboration between field operations and reservoir engineers was unveiled this week at SPE's Intelligent Energy Conference in Amsterdam. Weatherford's Production Office software suite reportedly standardizes workflows, optimizes all forms of artificial lift, and enables surveillance, analysis, reservoir modeling and basic well testing, all within a customer's existing IT [...]
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Joint R&D collaboration yields optimized reservoir performance
- 26 February -
- A joint research and development (R&D) collaboration effort aimed to optimize production and well processes in increased oil recovery has achieved some success. Collaborators StatoilHydro and Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) announced favorable pilot project results at SPE's Intelligent Energy Conference 2008, which indicate optimized reservoir performance for increased production.
SPE.org now has a Technical Editor to help keep members up to date with technology developments. Ted Moon will be bringing you information on emerging technologies, R&D successes, new field applications, updates from SPE papers about recent innovations, and more.
Industry News
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- Elixir Reports Field Development Ops at High Island
- Elixir Exceeds Expectations with Pompano Production
- MOG Works Over Gas Well to Maximize Production
- Inpex: Ichthys LNG Output Delayed
- Petrobras Ups Brazilian Production 5.1%, Reaches 2.1 Million boe/d
- VetcoGray Wins Gorgon Subsea Work
- Petsec Says Production at Main Pass 270 Temporarily Halted
- Enterprise Updates Repair Schedule for Independence Trail
- Anadarko Reaffirms Full-Year Production Guidance for Independence
Technical Interest Groups
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- Artificial Lift
- Coiled Tubing Applications
- Completions & Workovers
- Gas Storage
- Gas Technology
- Offshore Operations
- Oilfield Chemistry & Corrosion
- Phase Behavior
- Production Systems & Facilities
- Real-Time Optimization
- Stimulation
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