For a while, non-productive time was a problem most companies didn't want to acknowledge. Two recent reports have brought into focus the amount of time, and money, lost due to non-productive time. Jennifer Pallanich finds out what the Athens鈥
Andrew McBarnet provides a commentary on seismic matters at the EAGE's Annual Meeting held in Barcelona last month.The European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) can rarely be faulted for its choice of venue for its annual meetings鈥
Knowledge management is key if the offshore oil and gas industry wishes to remain healthy, survive, and endure upcoming challenges, says Pyrodyne鈥檚 Randy Smith. In his opener to this month鈥檚 recruitment & training review, he explains why KM鈥
The digital oilfield has become mainstream and is how business is now conducted. That was the message at the third SPE Intelligent Energy conference convened in The Netherlands this spring with over 1500 attendees including a high proportion of business leaders鈥
All energy industry eyes will be on Houston the first week of May, when the 41st annual 云顶赌场老虎机 Technology Conference gathers at Reliant Park. OE takes a look at what鈥檚 in store for delegates.The past couple of years have been tumultuous ones for the oil & gas industry鈥
When it comes to single trip multizone completions, Weatherford is 鈥榣ooking at four specific types of completions鈥 in its current offering, says Keith Parry, the service company鈥檚 global director of business development. These are: the Advanced Reservoir Management System (ARMS)鈥
Time is money, and deepwater means more time and more money. Operators, keen to minimize rig time, have been pushing for more efficient ways to complete wells with multiple zones. One method is to carry out multiple completions in one trip,鈥
Drilling has long led the industry when it comes to technology, leaving completions with a need to catch up. During the IADC's Completions Conference 鈥 the first one the International Drilling Contractors Association has organized devoted solely鈥
Over the last few years, Baker Hughes has invested heavily in technology R&D and the infrastructure to support the search for innovative technologies. At the same time, 2009 saw the service company change the way it endeavors to provide technology solutions to its clients鈥
Elastomer seals and their wear can tell the offshore equipment maintenance engineer a lot about how well equipment is operating and provide early warning of potential problems. By visually examining the seals as part of a preventative maintenance schedule鈥
Its boosters say radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, which is gaining wider acceptance in retail and other industries, offers cost-effective and convenient applications for oil & gas companies, particularly in tracking assets. So why has the industry been slow to adopt RFID鈥
