January 2006 ///
Special Focus
Causes of underground blowouts
Drilling personnel must learn to identify common underground blowout causes, to develop effective control and prevention methods.
Remote equalization device saves recovery costs for operator
Especially helpful in highly deviated wells, a remote, intelligent equalization device allows maximum pressure testing flexibility without tricky retrieval problems.
Unconventional coiled tubing operation restores a Brunei offshore well
Faced with a seized gate valve in the closed position, the operator employed a pioneering milling operation to restore health to an offshore well.
Unique intervention safeguards platform after kick-induced gas broach
Following a seabed gas broach under an offshore platform, a relief well intersection technique protected the platform and replaced a severed production well.
Features
Deepwater Technology: TSBR, an alternative solution to bundled hybrid riser designs
In HP/HT offshore wells, a top sliding bundle riser can eliminate submarine flexible risers.
Special Report
2006 Tubing Reference Guide
<I>World Oil's</I>reference guide to production tubing and tubing couplings to 5-in. OD. This guide gives connection dimensions, steel grades and coupling type. Connection manufacturers’ contact information is also provided.
Deepwater Technology: Business-risk management: An essential tool
Operators designing technically complex deepwater projects at great expense should utilize good planning, financial prudence and mitigation strategies.
Petroleum Technology Digest: Coiled tubing, horizontal underbalanced drilling has advantages in British Columbia
Reasons for using this method in underpressured, compartmentalized carbonate reservoirs include operational ease, safety and reduced damage.
Columns
Drilling advances
You, too, can save large sums of money on well control
Editorial Comment
ANWR spin; The fire below
International Politics
CNOOC's exploits illustrate the fungible vs. security argument
What's new in production
Better, more durable downhole batteries are needed
What's new in exploration
Predicting earthquakes; GOM review
News & Resources
Companies in the news
Vol. 227 No. 1 Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., has agreed to acquire the hydraulic well control business of Oil States International, Inc. With 200
Industry at a glance
Vol. 227 No. 1 Weak performance in the third and fourth quarters, due partially to warm weather and hurricane disruptio
New products
Vol. 227 No. 1 Rock and fluid characterization Schlumberger has introduced its Scanner family of wireline measurements to overcome many of the limitations of
People in industry
Vol. 227 No. 1 BJ Process and Pipeline Services has created a new global business development group reporting to Andy Barden, division technical manager. Based in Housto
World of Oil
Vol. 227 No. 1 KURT S. ABRAHAM, MANAGING/INTERNATIONAL EDITOR
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