Oil and gas discovery poses a number of challenges for high-performance computing and visualization. As the ability to gather detailed and precise geologic data grows, so does the size of... more

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), with the government of Oman (60%) and Shell (34%) as primary shareholders, selected Oman’s Fahud field for a pilot implementation of integrated production system modeling, which... more

The oil industry is at the brink of the “perfect storm.” Easy oil is gone, and in its place we’re left with harder-to-find reservoirs that are structurally and geologically more... more

The oil and gas industry routinely faces significant challenges and extreme conditions in the discovery of hydrocarbons because of geography, climate conditions or war. In dealing with these challenges, we... more

Two years of laboratory and field results suggest that sand control to address fines migration challenges can be overcome with proper formation analysis and engineered treatment design, including appropriate clay... more

There is nothing new about the risks of managing sand production in the oil industry. Nevertheless, new insights are often gained when new wells are drilled. A case in point... more

A variety of myths are being dispelled with inflow control technology, which passively controls the inflow profile along the lateral length of a well to allow the well bore to... more

A managed pressure drilling (MPD) project can present a seemingly endless and bewildering array of options, each of which can potentially solve numerous drilling and reservoir problems. How then can... more

This article discusses two managed-pressure drilling (MPD) techniques used to overcome differing subsurface challenges. Both techniques relied upon minimizing changes in the bottomhole pressure (BHP) by eliminating or mitigating changes... more

Fracture models provide the ability to predict how changes to a fracture treatment should alter fracture geometry, but suffer from a tenuous and generally unknown relationship with Figure 1. Calibrated... more

The tough-to-drill yet prolific Cotton Valley trend of east Texas and northwest Louisiana doesn’t give up its prize easily, but Goodrich Petroleum has drilled 175 wells there with a 99.5%... more

Extraordinary production improvements have made ultralightweight proppants a standard component of fracture stimulation treatments in many areas of the San Juan and Permian basins and the Barnett Shale, among others.... more

A significant development in production optimization is the increasing availability of digital information in association with advancements in 4-D seismic, intelligent completions, reservoir modeling, and simulation and production flow monitoring... more

I remember when I was 5 or 6 years old my father would take me to the barber shop on Saturdays and I would sit around listening to all the... more

It’s not an entire offshore rig, but it’s close. Rig 574 and four other rigs like it contracted to Williams Production Company have an interesting family tree. The substructures and... more

A World Bank-sponsored partnership, using information from US satellites, found the world is flaring 5.5% of the gas it produces, worth about US $40 billion last year. Naturally, that kicked... more

With the estimated current supply of hydrocarbons in the United States studies have found that 41.5% of both oil and gas still remain above 3,000 ft (915 m). Shallow oil... more

In this case, the meeting was the opening plenary session of Offshore Europe 2007, and the minds were Malcom Brinded, executive director E&P, Royal Dutch Shell; David Lesar, chairman of... more

Transocean received the Corporate Awareness Synergy Award from the Citizen’s Environmental Coalition (CEC) for collaborating with external scientific and non-profit conservation groups to better manage environmental impact. The CEC has... more

Brazil, already the second largest oil reserve holder in South America, is opening the biggest play in that country’s history in the deep pre-salt formations below its major producing basins. The... more

Knowledge Reservoir, a leading engineering and geoscience consulting services firm serving clients worldwide, and Roxar, a leading international technology solutions provider to the upstream oil and gas industry, today announced... more

CGGVeritas announced today that it has acquired 30.9 million shares of Eastern Echo Holding plc (for a total consideration of approximately NOK 431 million, representing 12.67 percent of Eastern Echo’s... more

Schlumberger has announced the availability of its StimMAP LIVE hydraulic fracturing diagnostics service. This new service can optimize field drilling and production plans, reduce stimulation costs, and allow process changes... more

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to patented EM technology developed by KMS Technologies (Houston) that broadens its ability to support oil and gas exploration companies... more

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to patented electromagnetic (EM) technology developed by KMS Technologies (Houston) that broadens its ability to support oil and gas exploration... more

CGGVeritas announced today that it will launch the next of its planned series of wide-azimuth data library programs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico with its second major multi-client survey... more

CGGVeritas announced today that it has decided to tender its 30.9 million shares of Eastern Echo Holding PLC, representing 12.67 percent of Eastern Echo’s issued share capital, to the new... more

As part of its on-going commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, CGGVeritas has increased its Data Library coverage in the South Flores area by acquiring a new non-exclusive 2D survey in... more

GGS-Spectrum announced that it has been awarded a five-month contract by SeaBird Exploration and Oil and National Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) for onboard seismic data processing offshore the west... more

Wavefield Inseis ASA has been issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) by BG Group plc (BG) to award a 3-D seismic contract for Block 6302/6, located in BG's Tulipan West... more

Acceleware Corp., a leading developer of high-performance computing (HPC) applications, announced that it has been presented with the “Best New Technology” award by Energy TV’s annual Best of the Best... more

Schlumberger announced that Chevron has selected Petrel seismic-to-simulation software as one of its next-generation interpretation and earth modeling frameworks. Chevron business units around the world will now have Petrel software... more

Paradigm, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry, and Chevron Corp. today announced that a major agreement has been reached... more

StatoilHydro has signed a letter of intent for six seismic acquisition vessels which will gather data on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The deal's value is estimated at NOK 1.8... more

Paradigm today announced that it has agreed to provide Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India's national oil company, with a central server license for all Paradigm interpretation, modeling,... more

Schlumberger has announced the acquisition of exclusive distribution rights to the oil and gas sector for the MetaCarta map-based geographic information search technologies from MetaCarta, Inc. “MetaCarta is the perfect complement... more

Sonangol E.P., the national oil company of Angola, has announced a March 13, 2008, submission deadline and guidelines for submission for all pre-qualified companies seeking to submit bid proposals for... more

SCAN Geophysical ASA will shoot an additional 760 miles (1,250 km) of 2-D work offshore Pakistan received by BP/GEMS, increasing the total work program to around 6,850 miles (11,250 km). “We... more

Conventional practices have focused on controlling sand in-situ using a variety of methods. Gravel packs in the 1970s and 1980s followed by frac packing in the 1990s were considered state-of-the-art... more

Denmark is a small Scandinavian kingdom located north of Germany. It covers an area of 16,600 sq miles (43,000 sq km) and has a population of 5 million people. Denmark... more

A few thousand years ago tribes of hunter-fishers and farmer-gatherers recognized improved tools could enhance their ability to feed their families. They also recognized that, to develop this technology, an... more

East Africa earned a high ranking on the world list of interesting areas as higher activity levels by major oil companies and recent discoveries by independents make the area look... more

What is it about September? In the magazine editor trade, the workload stays fairly even – we never rig down for a month or two — across the year, but... more

From the Philippines to New Zealand, nations speed up their energy licensing programs to attract players of all sizes to large oil and gas reserves at costs affordable to companies... more

Barely 6 months into an 18-month-long exploratory program that eventually will cover more than 193,000 sq miles (500,000 sq km) of unmapped acreage in Indonesia’s vast offshore frontier, MIGAS and... more