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Engineers Get a Look at Oilfield Advances at URTeC While Grappling With the Pressing Problem of Profitability

The Unconventional Resources Technology Conference is like visiting an oilfield theme park for engineers and geoscientists. This year those traveling to the conference for a glimpse of what is possible in exploration and production will also focus on ways to improve short-term profitability.

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LATEST NEWS

19 July 2019

Olivier Le Peuch Appointed New CEO of Schlumberger

Le Peuch will replace retiring Paal Kibsgaard, and Mark Papa will become chairman.

18 July 2019

US Energy Department R&D Funding To Include Conventional, Shale EOR

The projects are designed to reduce technical risks in enhanced oil recovery and expand application of EOR methods in conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

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Pemex Unveils Plan To Undo “Failure of Energy Reform”

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is prioritizing investment in Pemex over foreign participation as a means to boost the country’s shrinking oil output.

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Permian Operators Collaborate to Improve Understanding and Performance of Unconventional Reservoirs

Permian Basin operators and service companies met to discuss completions diagnostics, flowback strategies, water management, and artificial lift strategies.

15 July 2019

SPE Announces 2019 International and Regional Award Recipients

These awards are intended to recognize those members who’ve contributed exceptional service and leadership to the society, as well as those who’ve made major professional contributions to their technical disciplines at the international or regional level.

15 July 2019

Shale Consolidation: Callon Acquiring Carrizo in $3.2 Billion Stock Deal

The combined company will produce more than 100,000 BOE/D from the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale and is switching its focus to “mega-pad” developments.

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Dominican Republic’s Offshore Future Begins With First Bid Round

The Caribbean nation hopes the auction will lead to at least two exploration projects in a region that has become increasingly attractive thanks to new discoveries and investments made in neighboring countries.

11 July 2019

Cuadrilla to Fracture Second Well in UK Bowland Shale

The UK shale operator will move forward with fracturing and testing its second well at its Lancashire site despite strict constraints on induced seismicity that hampered fracturing work on its first well.

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MONTHLY FEATURES

01 July 2019

Big Data vs. Diverse Data: Confidential Databases Lack Performance Benchmarks

A study by a real-time monitoring company showed that many coiled-tubing strings are retired with a lot of life left in them. It suggested companies could lower costs by using pipe for a longer time, and could benefit by multi-company studies showing how their decisions compare to the competition.

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TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

William Bailey

Principal, Schlumberger

Simulation

In my view, we still do not possess a full understanding of oil production in unconventional fractured reservoirs. Our ability to forecast such assets remains elusive, even with copious amounts of analytics, mountains of data, and an arsenal of machine-learning tools.

Robello Samuel

Technology Fellow, Halliburton

Wellbore Tubulars

Exponential thinking is called the “exponential surprise factor.” These underpinnings are observed on the tubular mechanics side also through data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cognitive processes.

Simon Chipperfield

Chief Production Engineer, Santos

Unconventional Resources

For this year’s feature, the selected papers provide innovative work flows that assist in determining productivity, reduce the effect of uncertainty conditions, and spark rejuvenation.

Sunil Kokal

Principal Professional, Saudi Aramco

CO2

In recent years, some effort has been made to use EOR techniques, particularly CO2 injection, to extract additional oil and gas from unconventional resources. This has the potential to change the dynamics (again) of oil production from these tight and difficult reservoirs.

BROWSE CONTENT BY TOPIC

Arctic/extreme environments

Artificial lift

Asset/portfolio management

Carbon capture and storage

Carbonates

Casing/cementing/zonal isolation

Coiled tubing

Completion fluids

Completions

Continued service of fields

Corrosion

Data and information management

Decommisioning/site remediation

Directional/extended reach wells

Drilling

Drilling automation

Drilling fluids

Drilling operations

Enhanced recovery

Environment

Facilities planning and maintenance

Faculty/engineering education

Field start-up/commissioning

Flow assurance

Formation damage

Gas condensates

Gas conversion (LNG/GTL)

Geothermal

Greenfields

H2S/sour gas

Heavy oil/tar sands

HP/HT

HR/people management

HSSE-SR

Hydraulic fracturing

Intelligent fields/surveillance

Management and Information

Marginal/aging fields

MPD/UBD

Offshore

Onshore

Petroleum economics/production forecasting

Petroleum reserves

Petrophysics/geophysics

Processing systems/design

Production and well operations

Production chemistry

Project management

Projects, facilities & construction

R&D

Reservoir characterization

Reservoir description and dynamics

Reservoir management

Reservoir simulation

Risers/flowlines/pipelines

Risk management/decision-making

Safety/health

Sand management/control

Separation/metering

Shale oil

Social responsibility/sustainability

Stimulation/acidizing

Subsea systems

Tight gas/shale gas/coalbed methane

Topsides/floating production systems

Water treatment and management

Well integrity/control

Well intervention/recompletion

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July 2019

Volume: 71

Issue: 7

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Engineers Get a Look at Oilfield Advances at URTeC While Grappling With the Pressing Problem of Profitability

LATEST NEWS

Olivier Le Peuch Appointed New CEO of Schlumberger

US Energy Department R&D Funding To Include Conventional, Shale EOR

Pemex Unveils Plan To Undo “Failure of Energy Reform”

Permian Operators Collaborate to Improve Understanding and Performance of Unconventional Reservoirs

SPE Announces 2019 International and Regional Award Recipients

Shale Consolidation: Callon Acquiring Carrizo in $3.2 Billion Stock Deal

Dominican Republic’s Offshore Future Begins With First Bid Round

Cuadrilla to Fracture Second Well in UK Bowland Shale

MONTHLY FEATURES

Big Data vs. Diverse Data: Confidential Databases Lack Performance Benchmarks

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

William Bailey

Simulation

Robello Samuel

Wellbore Tubulars

Simon Chipperfield

Unconventional Resources

Sunil Kokal

CO2

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