New Business Relationships for Quantum Improvement

B. N. Murali

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... application in the Gulf of Mexico (Figure 10). Here the service company leads a supplier group in well planning and leads a rig site project team...

First Application in Indonesia of Production Data Acquisition Using Logging Down Tractor Conveyance: Field Application in Anoa Field, Natuna

Athur Rizqi Januar Simatupang, Anugerah Satiawarman, Adhi Yuliartha, Risnawan Rochaendy, Surya Sutama

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... tractor provided less personnel on board (3+2 people) compare to other conveyance method (CTU-8 people). The general procedure consisted of: 1. Drift...

Notes on Appraisals: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

David Donoghue

AAPG Bulletin

... not be discussed here. An appraiser should make an inspection of the property and interview the operating personnel. If permissible, or when the purpose...

Top Drive System Improves Drilling Performance in Unocal Indonesia's Offshore Drilling Operations

Arifun

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... locations. The subject top drive system is installed on a tender assisted platform drilling rig. A typical well drilled in Unocal's offshore East...

HARDSTOFT … BRITAINS FIRST OIL FIELD

J. Craig, J. Gluyas, C. Laing, P. Schofield

Petroleum History Institute

... Oilwell papers. Figure 3. The personnel involved in the drilling at Hardstoft. Source: Devonshire Mss., Chatsworth, Tibshelf/Hardstoft Oilwell papers. 99...

Pushing the Boundaries „ Deployment of Innovative Drilling, Completion and Production Technology to Advance a Deep Coal Seam Play

Romi Branajaya, Peter Archer, Andrew Farley

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... location) for the J1 horizontal well, allowing better control of the dewatering phase. The well was cased and suspended, with the rig moving...

If It Is So Easy, Why Dont You Come Do It Yourself? A Response to What I Wish My Geologist Knew About Drilling: A Drilling Engineers View of GeosteeringŽ

Raymond L. Woodward, Samuel F. Noynaert

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... a raise, and maybe climbing the corporate ladder into a role that does not involve phone calls from a drilling rig at every hour of every day...

Development Drilling from a Floating Rig

R. J. Eckerfield, Bambang Soemantri

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Development Drilling from a Floating Rig R. J. Eckerfield, Bambang Soemantri 1976 231 242 A drilling concept has been successfully applied offshore...

Real Time Formation Evaluation

Jane Whaley

GEO ExPro Magazine

..., giving time and cost implications. Typically, an offshore operation takes 1 to 2 days, with operational, logistic, personnel and rig costs exceeding...

Understanding Paraffin and Asphaltene Problems in Oil and Gas Wells - Workshop Summary

Ken Barker

PTTC

.... Field personnel can often provide essential observations not evident in well records. Laboratory testing helps design effective chemical treatments...

Just How Good Are We at the Digital Oilfield?

Julian Pickering, Samit Sengupta

GEO ExPro Magazine

... correlation between expenditure and benefit. The availability of high-speed connectivity on a rig allows operators to use various expert systems in labs...

Memorial: Charles R. Kolb (1920-1982)

Grover E. Murray, David E. Pope

AAPG Non-Technical and Memorials

... geologist and as a supervisor of engineering geological activities and personnel for the Waterways Experiment Station (WES), the largest research installation...

Operator Challenges in the CSG-LNG Industry in Australia

Michael Scott

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... in a timely manner, provide feedback meet the growing demand in international constraints. However, a rig id development plan and give informed...

The Story of Texon I-B, Located in the Big Lake Oil Field in Reagan County, Texas, from the Perspective of a Humble Oil Scout

The Name of Walter Collins

West Texas Geological Society

..., drilling superintendent, said “Let’s drill her another mile.” On May 26 at a depth 5345, the rig burned and no hole was made until June 15, 1927. The rig...

Successful Sub-ERD Sidetrack Well in Offshore

Ana Sri Redjeki, Bramarandhito Sayogyo, Dhanie-Anugrah Dewanta

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... All the main personnel onboard the jack-up rig have become more aware of the drilling parameters with the application of real time engineering...

First Run Rotary Steerable System and MPD N2 Injection

Huber Borja, Ramón Perdomo, Luis Lopez

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... sensors (PWD) was necessary to provide a reliable source of information for personnel in charge of monitoring bottomhole conditions and overseeing...

Some Innovations in Quick Look Log Analysis*

Earl W. Sutton

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... question to be answered by well logs is: Do we have any potential pay and if so, how much? And with the high cost of rig time, particularly in offshore...

Lowering Drilling Cost, Improving Operational Safety, and Reducing Environmental Impact through Zonal Isolation Improvements for Horizontal Wells Drilled in the Marcellus Shale

Jessica Bassett, Jeff Watters, N. Kyle Combs, Michael Nikolaou

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... isolation, reduce job problems, minimize remedial cementing, and optimize rig time spent waiting on cement. In this on-going study, a systematic...

Extended Reach Drilling Experience at Ujung Pangkah Field

Boga Isa, Indan Handono

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... drilling the UPB-ERD-1 well in order to get the rig and onshore facility ready for SOBM implementation. The UPB-ERD-2 well reservoir target is close...

Determining Coal Gas Content Using Mudlogging Methods

William S. Donovan

Wyoming Geological Association

... minutes. If rig pump circulation rates are typically 1 to 2 minutes per hundred feet and coals are encountered between 1,000 to 2,000 feet, then the time...

Forensic Hydrogeology Applied to a Half-Century-Old Crude Oil Seep, Colorado River, Wharton County, Texas

Smyth, Rebecca C., Dutton, Alan R., and Gutierrez, Roberto

GCAGS Transactions

...------------------------ Previous Site Investigations As requested by RRC District 3 personnel, the Colorado River seep officially became an RRC cleanup site in October 1991...

Photographs

Ohio Geological Society

..., Ohio aerial view of three house lots which have been unitized to get enough room for the rotary drill rig...

Solids Control — The Key to Drilling Economics

Jerry E. Haston

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... well. Daily rig and services costs are the major cost factors in drilling a well. Therefore, if drilling time can be cut in half, drilling cost...

Land Rigs: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Byram Reed

AAPG Special Volumes

...Land Rigs: Part 3. Wellsite Methods Byram Reed 1992 62 64 ME 10: Development Geology Reference Manual The parts of the rig can be grouped into five...

Introduction to Subsurface Groundwater Studies

Eric Eslinger, Uriel Oko, Jacqueline A. Smith, G. H. Holliday

Special Publications of SEPM

... Typically, monitoring wells are installed using a drill rig equipped with a hollow stem auger. Augers are used for drilling a hole into soil or very...