Issue 20 News
The Mobius Group launch «PowerTec Russia & CIS»The Mobius Group of companies, renowned marketing and print media specialist — launched their second regional title at the recent Russia Power exhibition in Moscow. Leaders in printed marketing within the Russian and Caspian upstream O&G sector, The Mobius Group is proud to …
Cold Production in Western Canada: A Step Forward in Primary Recovery
Ron Sawatzky, Marlene Huerta, Mike London and Brigida MezaAlberta Research Council* *Now part of Alberta Innovates — Technology Futures Canadian Heavy Oil and Bitumen ProductionCanada’s heavy oil and bitumen resources are extensive. They are located in the northern portion of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). The WCSB contains an …
ROGTEC Talks Drilling Technology for the Verkhnechonskoye Field with Schlumberger D&M
Referring back to the VCNG article; What do you feel were the key factors for success when working with VCNG? I feel some of the key factors contributing to this successful deployment would be having a systematic approach to the project. We fully employed the Schlumberger D&M Management System, this …
Bearing the Risk and Taking the Reward : Verkhnechonskoye
Kevin Wilson: Drilling Director, VCNG Back in 2007, Verkhnechonskoye (VC) project was considered uneconomic, yet today there’s no doubt about the commercial potential of the field. First and foremost this is thanks to CAPEX optimization in drilling and infrastructure. VCNG continues its drilling effort building the most complex wells in …
Coiled Tubing Applications for Exploration Drilling at Salym
In 2009, Salym Petroleum Development & Schlumberger assessed the Bazhenov formation — ROGTEC overviews the project and speaks with SPD Well Manager Fred van Nieuwenhuizen about the advantages of coiled tubing. In Q1 2009 Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) jointly with Schlumberger Logelco Inc. did an assesment of presense of …
ROGTEC talks Exclusively with Tom Blades, CEO for Oil & Gas at Siemens
Tom Blades Energy Sector, CEO Oil & Gas Division Having previously held senior positions at Schlumberger and Halliburton, Tom Blades has taken the reigns at Siemens Oil & Gas during turbulent times. ROGTEC caught up with him to discuss his strategy. 1. You started your position at Siemens in what …
Exploration Hardware: Advances for Harsh Environments
Vladimir Boreyko General Representative in Russia & CIS Robert HeathGlobal Technical Marketing Manager In an economic downturn, the exploration sector can sometimes bear the brunt of companies cost cutting. How did this affect your business in Russia last year and what are your forecast for 2010 and beyond? Vladimir Boreyko: …
New Standards: SEG-D 3.0 and the SEG Technical Standards Committee
Jill Lewis, Troika International Stewart A. Levin, Halliburton Drilling, Evaluation & Digital Solutions, Rune Hagelund, WesternGeco, Barry D. Barrs, ExxonMobil SummaryThe SEG Technical Standards Committee has recently undertaken a revision of the SEG-D Field Tape Standard designed to accommodate the needs of current and anticipated future acquisition systems. This includes …
Caspian Sea: Morphometrics & Stochastic Modelling
Many reservoir models rely on populating reservoir zones with objects whose dimensions are taken from statistical databases of analogue sandbodies. While this attributes may be sufficient to characterise single channels, they do not adequately describe branching networks such as deltaic distributary channels. This study examines morphometrics of deltaic distributary channels …
Blackbourn Reports: Western Siberia
Following on from his previous article for ROGTEC, Graham Blackbourn looks at the Potential of this exciting frontier The West Siberian Basin (WSB) occupies an area of approximately 3.5 million km2, including the offshore South Kara Basin in the north and the western part of the Yenisei-Khatanga Trough in the …