Issue: September 1997
Special Focus
Part 5 – Reservoir simulation as a tool to validate 4-D analysis
How 3-D seismic image processing and volume interpretation "sees beyond the horizon" to give more details about complex reservoirs
Digital, 3-D modeling/ visualization tools unravel complex structures and optimize producer/ injector wellpaths in Gulf of Suez oil fields
Background of this big Eastern Canada development and plans in motion by Petro-Canada to exploit Hibernia, Terra Nova and other new fields
Why the upstream industry needs to break free of conventional risk management. Examples from Triton's Colombia evaluation are given
Features
Part 9 – Water saturation model selection, calculation methods/ examples
Background, problem description and Petrobras' solutions to paraffin and asphaltene buildups in Campos basin flowlines and facilities
In wells in which micrologs can't be run, wireline density tool uses photoelectric factor and barite concentration to show permeability
Methods presented define pressure drop for Newtonian fluid flow within straight and coiled tubing, including tube roughness effects
Amoco-developed system is being expanded to include conventional directional applications and more complex re-entries such as offshore
Tabular listings by formation type show available bits of 23 companies. Data includes bit name, IADC class., size, WOB/ speed and special features
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A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.