Precision Placement for Successful Horizontal Wells in Heterogenous Reservoirs: A Case Study in Alpha Field, Central Sumatera Basin

Usman Jauhari, Ahmad Syahputra, Bangun Yulianto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... of horizonal wells with precise lateral section placement that enabled economic production of oil locked in heterogenous reservoirs. The precise horizontal...

East Nesson Bakken Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot: Coinjection of Produced Gas and a Water-Surfactant Mixture

Gordon Pospisil, Larry Griffin, Tappan Souther, Stacy Strickland, Jeromy McChesney, C. Mark Pearson, Chantsalmaa Dalkhaa, James Sorensen, John Hamling, Bethany Kurz, Nicholas Bosshart, Michael Warmack, Ailin Assady, Jin Zhao, Brian Schwanitz, Adrian Williams, David Schechter, Abhishek Sarmah

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... onto the rock surface. Presumably, retention of the surfactant resulted in wettability alteration, enabling enhanced oil production. Figure 3. Frequency...

Abstract: Seismic profiling investigation of a small area North of Sable Island, Scotian Shelf

Alasdair G. McKay, K. Howells

Atlantic Geology

... was run over an area 9 km by 17 km, with Nova Scotia Research Foundation deep-tow and surface-tow seismic equipment de- ployed from CSS Dawson...

Abstract: Advances in Electromagnetic (EM) Surveys for Environmental Contaminants

David G. Paton

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... the equipment can detect changes in EM responses from near surface to 40 m in depth. When combined with a real-time global positioning system (GPS), the labor...

"Sampling and Analysis Strategies for Delineating Petroleum-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater [Abstract]"

Headley, J.V., Rae, W.

CSPG Bulletin

... and analytical strategies were evaluated for studies conducted to characterize surface and subsurface contaminants arising from gasoline, diesel, lubrication oil...

Abstract: Geology in Site Investigations

J. K. Raj

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... desk-top studies involving the interpretation of available information, but also field surveys and explorations with a variety of equipment...

Memoir 71, Chapter 1: The Role of Reservoir Characterization in the Reservoir Management Process (as Reflected in the Department of Energy's Reservoir Management Demonstration Program)

Michael L. Fowler, Mark A. Young, Michael P. Madden, and E. Lance Cole

AAPG Special Volumes

..., and rock-fluid interactions, as well as wellbores and associated equipment and surface facilities; (2) the technologies available to describe, analyze...

History of Two-Well Industrial Waste-Disposal System: ABSTRACT

Earl C. Donaldson, Robert T. Johansen

AAPG Bulletin

...) surface equipment used for preinjection treatment of wastes, (4) well design and completion, (5) local and regional geology, (6) preinjections tests...

Computer-Aided Exploration for Small Companies: ABSTRACT

Paul R. Hall, Jr.

AAPG Bulletin

... have created a trend of lower prices and higher performance. Today, both individuals and small companies can afford computer equipment for geoscience...

Bug (Oil), T. 36 S., R. 25-26 E., SLPM, San Juan County, Utah

Gregory W. Martin

Four Corners Geological Society

... buildup in the tubing and surface equipment. In late 1982, well costs were running about $350,000 to $400,000 for a dry hole and $650,000 to $700,000...

Emergency Response Partnership in an Area with Various Industries: a Case Study of Emergency Response Management

Yunan Helmi, Priyasmoro K. Yudasakti, Zahran Zulfikar, Donne Susanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... into the Sungairawa Riverine. EMPMSSA provided support to handle the oil spill by sending spill equipment and personnel. The oil spill was successfully contained...

Resource Development/Utilization: Development and Utilization of Geopressured Geothermal Resources in the South-Central United States

David B. Lombard

Houston Geological Society

... volume brine flow (Podio and others, 1976). The entrained sand is capable of rapidly eroding even the strongest production tubing and surface equipment...

Indonesian Deep-water Petroleum Exploration and Production - Economic and Tehnology Perspective

Bonar Tua Halomoan Marbun, Samuel Zulkhifly Sinaga, Batara Pande

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... and completion), subsea equipment and surface production facilities construction, and production design and operation (including intervention necessary...

Quasi-dry CO2 Fracturing - A New Breakthrough of Liquid CO2 Fracturing

Liang Jin, Yan Zheng

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... it easier to flow, assists in production. • CO2 can replace absorbed hydrocarbon from rock surface through a solvent effect, increases well production...

Developments in North Mid-Continent in 1942

Edward A. Koester

AAPG Bulletin

... 15,000,000 more than in the previous year and the largest amount in any year. Production early in 1943 was running close to 300,000 barrels per day...

First Application Drilling New Wells with HWU in Swamp Environment, Delta Mahakam

Ryan Wijaya, Riko, Rahmad Jatikusuma, Irfan Hanif, Aditya Bayu Pratama

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... equipment requires smaller barges with purpose of less civil works to dredge the river and preparing well location. Drilling with HWU project has been...

80 Years of Discovery

Jane Whaley

GEO ExPro Magazine

... used to discover an oilfield in Texas. At the same time, American engineer J. Clarence Karcher was working on a seismograph which could record surface...

Research Development of Resin Epoxy to Control Sand Production Problems

Imam Fathoni Rasyid, Taufan Marhaendrajana, Ecep Muhammad Mujib

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... rates. By doing that, the rock formation will be stronger so that there will be less or even no surface sand infiltration to damage the equipment...

Exploration Round-up

Beatrice Mare

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... east of the commercial Tariki-Ahuroa Field, evaluating a gas reservoir about 3.5 km below surface in the Tariki Sandstone. The well will also target...

Franciscan Lake Mesaverde (Oil), T. 20 N., R. 5-6 W., NMPM McKinley County, New Mexico

Claude C. Kennedy

Four Corners Geological Society

... Drilling and Completion Practices Surface Casing: 8 5/8″ at 100 feet with 100 sacks of cement Production Casing: 4 1/2″, cement circulated Perforation: 2...

The Risk Of Benzene Exposure On The Urban Setting From Historic Oil Field Activities

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The Use of Corrosion Protection Measures to Extend the Service Life of Lifting Equipment in a Marine Environment

Francois Strydom, Ben Burgess

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

...The Use of Corrosion Protection Measures to Extend the Service Life of Lifting Equipment in a Marine Environment Francois Strydom, Ben Burgess...

Non-Metallic Minerals From Rocks of Lower and Middle Paleozoic Age

Lawrence Ogden

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... Even in a traditionally metal-mining state such as Colorado, non-metallic mineral production has considerable value. The latest U. S. Bureau of Mines...

Abstract: Enhanced 3-D Imaging in Difficult Areas from Texas to Yemen, Case History, by T. R. Nickoloff and J. C. Manatt, Jr.; #90937 (1998).

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Offshore Storage Structures

J. J. Jasper, J. S. McCabe

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... at the possibility of storing oil offshore as an economical production solution. It seemed apparent that as the industry moved farther offshore, there would...