OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OFFSHORE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MARKET
Thom Payne, Douglas-Westwood Ltd, UK, examines the US$ 300 billion market that is vital in ensuring offshore production targets are met
BRIDGING THE GAP
Alberto F. Marsala, Saleh Ruwaili, Shouxiang Mark Ma, Zaki Ali and Muhammad Buali, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia, and Jean Marc Donadille, Steve Crary and Mike Wilt, Schlumberger, Saudi Arabia, USA and UAE, explore how crosswell electromagnetic tomography is effective for interwell resistivity mapping at the widely spaced wells of Haradh.
TAKING ON THE ENERGY CHALLENGE
Val Brock, Shell International EP, The Netherlands, examines key success factors for EOR implementation
AN AUTOMATIC ASSET
Wim van Meijeren, NAM, and Ron Schoemaker, Yokogawa Europe, The Netherlands, describe the system used to automate the Groningen gas field
THE FUTURE OF PERFORATING
Oilfield Technology asks Matt Bell how GEODynamics is faring in the current economic climate and his predictions for the future
BEYOND THE BIT
Cary Maurstad, Varel International, USA, and Bruno Cuillier, Varel International, France, explain how bit manufacturers look beyond the bit to deliver improvements in drilling economics
RIDING THE WAVE IN UNCONVENTIONAL DRILLING
Graham Miller, GE Energy, UK, and Jonathan Lee, GE Energy, USA, explore electromagnetic wave measurement while drilling
MODELLING EXTREME CONDITIONS
Bjørn-Tore Anfinsen and Inge Mosti, SPT Group, Norway, discuss the importance of advanced dynamic ECD and well control models in HPHT drilling
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN TRAINING
Barry J. Cooper, Well Control School, USA, outlines the advantages of e-learning
IN CONTROL OF DEEPWATER COMPLETIONS
Errol Sonnier, Tesco Corporation, USA, describes a multiple control line running system for installing deepwater completions
ZONAL ISOLATION FOR THE FUTURE
Anthony Badalamenti, Halliburton, looks at how to prolong the life of a wellbore with an integrated approach to zonal isolation
MONITORING THE HEAT
Bryan Simmons, BJ Services Co., USA, discusses the effect of temperature on conductor and surface casings in HPHT wells
REACHING TOTAL DEPTH
R.L. Colvard and Michael LoGiudice, Weatherford International Ltd, USA, discuss how a deepwater cementing and liner hanger system expands well construction
THE ROLE OF DEFOAMERS
Jim Arduino, Dan Detter and Ted Gammon, Kemira, USA, discuss the importance of a properly selected defoamer for cementing applications
