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OILFIELDTECHNOLOGY
FEBRUARY2014
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EXPLORATION
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DRILLING
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PRODUCTION
VOLUME07 ISSUE2-FEBRUARY2014
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Contents
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Front cover
ScientificDrilling’sMagTraC
MWDRanging™serviceisa
uniquesolutiontargetingthe
industry’stoughestwellbore
placementchallenges.
Byisolatingtheearth’s
naturallyoccurringmagnetic
fieldfromitsmagnetic
interferencesignature,
ScientificDrillingisableto
determinethedistanceand
directiontothetargetwell.
MagTraCutilisesrawdata
obtainedfromMWDtelemetry
ensuringthereareno
disruptionstoyouroperation.
Keyapplications
include:productionrecovery,
fishbypass,reliefwell,
plugandabandon,close
proximitydrilling,collision
avoidanceandkick-off
assurance.
03
Editorialcomment
05
Worldnews
10
Ridingthe investmentwave
NeilGolding,EIC,UK,showsushowAbuDhabiisleadingthewaveofoiland
gasinvestmentintheMENAregion.
15
Seeingthingsclearly
ChrisCunnell,WesternGeco,UK,outlineshowtrue3Dbroadbandisometric
seismicacquisitionandprocessingtechnologyhelpsprovidenewinsights
intosubsurfacegeologyandimprovedmappingofreservoirchanges.
20
Whenthegoinggetstough, thetoughgetgoing
TimBeaton,SHEARBITS,USA,detailsanewPDCcuttertechnologywhich
retainswearresistancewhilstimprovingtoughness.
27
Theheat ison
IvanKocis,GADrilling,SlovakiaandDavidRiddell,ITF,UK,shedlightona
joint industryprojectonplasmadrillingtechnology.
31
Directionaldrilling-challengeandopportunity
SteveKrase,RyanDirectionalServices,NorthAmerica,exploresthe
challengesandopportunitiesraisedbythedirectionaldrillingof
unconventionalwells.
34
Achangeofdirection
ClareMiszewska,AnTechLtd,UK,discusseshowadvancesincoiledtubing
drillingtechnologyaretakingdirectionaldrillingtothenextlevel,makingit
possibletoaccessreservesthatliejustbeneaththesurface.
40
Fightingoff fatigue
MartinValdez,Tenaris,ArgentinaandBruceReichert,Tenaris,USA,
investigatethedevelopmentofhigh-strengthcoiledtubingwithsuperior
fatigueperformance.
47
Getting intothethickof it
GarryMcClelland,GlobalTubing,LLC,USA,discussesinnovationstoimprove
coiledtubingstringdesignmethodologies.
52
Timetoshine
BarryEkstrand,KeyEnergyServices,USA,explainswhycoiledtubingisa
technologywhosetimehascome.
55
Makingwaveswithoutwater
SusanBrownlow,LindeGasesDivision,Germany,explainshowenergised
solutionscanmakefracturingsaferandmoreefficient.
60
Solvingcementproblems
ChuckSylvestreandJasonSchneider,Sanjel,Canada,examinesomeofthe
cementingtechniquesdevelopedtocountercommonproblems,whichhave
sincebecomeindustrybestpractices.
65
Intelligentcementingadditives
ZhonghuiLiu,LandyEnergyServices,Inc.,USAandWeiWang,
LandyEnergyServices,Inc.,China,detailthecharacteristicsofintelligent
temperatureadaptablecementingadditives(ITACA)forconventional,
superHPHTanddeepwells.
69
Workingwithshales:astickysituation
PhilipWatson,MichaelSkribaandStephenWAlmond,
MWVSpecialtyChemicals,USA,exploretheimportanceofusingcorrectly
formulateddrillingfluidswhenworkinginshalewells.
73
Thechallengesofcompliance
ColinThurston,ThermoFisherScientific,UK,uncoversthecomplianceand
efficiencybonusesforhydrocarbonlaboratoriesthatcanberealisedthrough
theuseofadvancedLaboratoryInformationManagement
Systems(LIMS).
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Gettingclueduponcarousels
RalphManchester,IHCMerwede,UK,reviewsavarietyofcarouselsandlay
equipmentfortheoffshorepipelineindustry.
