Real-Time Advanced Mud Returns Flow Analysis Combined With Advanced Mud Gas and Elemental Analysis on Drill Cuttings Aids Fracture Detection and Interpretation in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Case Study

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Offshore Shallow Gas Investigation Prior to Drilling

D. Brown, S. H. Brouwer, M. Tan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... to drill a pilot hole when compared to drilling with a floating rig are as follows: The soil boring vessel and associated personnel are working well within...

Rate of Penetration: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Scott Boone

AAPG Special Volumes

... or transducer is attached to a part of the rig that moves in proportion to the movement of the drill string. Common attachment points are the drill line...

Extended Abstract: Increasing Plug and Abandon Efficiency in East Africa: Challenges and Solutions

Galen Joneja, Michael Awalt, Carl Johnson, Martijn Bogaerts, MHD Tareq Alsam

Africa Energy and Technology Conference, 2016

... to cover multiple zones, rig time and operating costs can be significantly reduced. However, there are limitations to cement plug length when set...

US Regulator's Verdict in on Macondo

PESA Staff

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... for the production casing disaster- well owner and operator BP, rig management, last minute changes to plans, cement j ob. owner Transocean and cementer...

Underbalanced, Horizontal Coal Seam Gas Development in Australia … A Case History

Julmar Shaun S. Toralde, Chad H. Wuest

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... to 0.5MMcf/day and produced very little or no water, but the lateral had the potential to drill into a wet area. Well No. 3 – High permeability coal of 4m – 6m...

Improving Bunyu Field Drilling Performance with Comprehensive Wellbore Stability Maintenance Strategy and Optimized Drilling Practices

Ridwan Durachman, Hendrazid Hendrazid, Erwin Sepbriansyah, Ramadhana Aristya, Andang Kustamsi

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... and 2022. Figure 1 – Drilling Sequences BUNYU wells: 2021 -2022 The Drilling Rig Bar Chart shows that the total drilling duration needed to drill...

Mis-Interpretation of Environmental Monitoring Data-- A Plague on Mankind!

Wayne C. Isphording

GCAGS Transactions

... attributed to the spillage of drilling mud, although all drill cuttings, mud, and effluent from the rig had been pumped directly onto barges...

Extended Abstract: The Heat Exchanger: An update on Developments in the Australian and International Geothermal Scene

Gareth Cooper

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

..., whole chapter is devoted to geothermal, by early 20 12; d) drill Jolokia-2 using Rig wave and tidal power. The CEC proposes tax with the conclusion...

What Does US LNG Export Mean for Future Shale Gas Development: How Many Shale Gas Wells are Needed to Fuel a LNG Train?

Jason Baihly, Richard Clayton, Garrett Lindsay

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... of these plays requires a significant well count and many rigs to drill such a vast number of laterals. Figs. 8 and 9 show the rig count and well count...

What They Don't Teach Geologists on Campus

Rebecca Barber

GCAGS Transactions

... the bit up off the bottom (8 or 9000 feet drilling depth) and let the weight of the drill string hold the rig in place. Everyone was told to get off...

The 30 Minute AFE: Attributes and Benefits of a Spreadsheet Program used to Develop a Well Design, a Cost Estimate and an Authority for Expenditure (AFE)

Alexander Megawe, Dennis Rider, Puput Ariyanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... time and depth vs cost curves. It designs the rig, casing, completion, cementing, stimulation, etc. The program is written in Excel and Visual Basic...

Diamond Drilling for Production

Frank A. Edson

AAPG Bulletin

...Diamond Drilling for Production Frank A. Edson 1922 91 97 6 2. (March-April) The drilling of a 1200 barrel well by the use of the diamond drill...

Platforms for Deep Water: Gulf of Mexico Development

B. E. Cox

New Orleans Geological Society

... to accept the production facilities, production risers, and a permanent mooring system. The drilling rig on the FPS will be used to drill additional wells...

Managed Pressure Drilling for Optimizing Deepwater and High Pressure … High Temperature Operations in Indonesia

Ardia Karnugroho, Fikri Irawan, Julmar Shaun Toralde, Julius Sosa

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., the wells would not have been able to be drilled safely to TD. Also, a recent HPHT MPD operations in was completed onboard of a jack up rig offshore...

Developments in Four Corners--Intermountain Area in 1974

D. L. Reese

AAPG Bulletin

... may have been a contributing factor. Increased prices and easing of rig and casing shortages should increase the pace of exploratory drilling over...

ABSTRACT The Miri Oil Field 1910: The Centenary of the First Oil Discovery in Borneo, SE Asia, #90104 (2010)

Sorkhabi Rasoul

Search and Discovery.com

...  ruler to give the first Sarawak Oil Mining Lease to the Anglo‐Saxon Petroleum, one of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, to explore and  drill...

Chapter Eight: Understanding Coring Operations for Shale Gas Exploration

M. Anna Ilhan

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

.... This drill ahead feature saves rig time, which often contributes to the largest fraction of the coring operations economics. Figure 4 illustrates current...

Wireline Logging Data Acquisitions Using Out of Pipe Logging Technique to Increase Logging Operation Efficiency in Coal Bed Methane Exploration Wells

Hikmat Nugraha, Chandra Dewa Dwiyoga

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... conditioning trips with the added benefit of improved safety as the rig can circulate and reciprocate during the logging operation. * ** Weatherford Medco...

Mudlogging: Equipment, Services, and Personnel: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Alun Whittaker

AAPG Special Volumes

...: A sensor independent of the drilling system is capable of detecting changes in depth and compensating for rig motion offshore (Figure 1). -- Pump rate...

On Diamond Drilling: DISCUSSION

P. W. Donovan

AAPG Bulletin

... chain connection with a pulley mounted on the band-wheel shaft of the standard rig. The drill can be quickly connected and used when drilling in hard...

Extended Abstract: Revolution in Real Time Well Site Rock Properties

Guy Oliver, Lucy Plant

GCAGS Transactions

... the methods of choice for reservoir characterization. However, analyzing drill cuttings has taken on a new importance, not only for reservoir...

Extended Abstract: Recent Advances in Pore Pressure Prediction in Complex Geologic Environments

Alan R. Huffman

GCAGS Transactions

... Abstract Pre-drill pressure prediction using geophysical data and methods has historically been done using very simple models and has been restricted...

Abstract: The Heat Exchanger: An Update on Developments in the Australian and International Geothermal Scene

Gareth Cooper

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

...://www.google.org/egs to view the powerful small footprint mobile exploration geothermal potential map of Australia. and production energy drill rig:' The 'GT3000...

Drilling Time Data in Rotary Practice

T. C. Hiestand, P. B. Nichols

Tulsa Geological Society

... Introduction. Changes in rates of drilling have been observed in cable-tool, rotary-tool, and core-drill operations for many years. Until very recently...