Schlumberger

Schlumberger announced today that it has acquired GeoKnowledge, a Norwegian-based software company specialized in delivering exploration decision-support solutions for the oil and gas industry. GeoKnowledge supplies the industry-leading GeoX software suite for exploration prospect risk, resource and value assessment, and is the corporate standard for more than 100 oil and …

Why is an effective wellbore cleanout program essential when looking at the production and run life of a well? Schlumberger: Movement of sand and accumulation of debris can have a considerable impact on fluid flow. On the surface, a river can deposit so much silt that it blocks its own …

TNK-ВР and Schlumberger, a leading oilfield services company, have signed a contract to jointly implement a pilot project to develop hard-to-recover hydrocarbon reserves in the Severo-Khokhryakovskoe field in the West Siberia. The new format of cooperation serves to enhance the field production efficiency by increasing production per well and formulating …

Schlumberger Limited today reported third-quarter 2012 revenue of $10.61 billion versus $10.45 billion in the second quarter of 2012, and $9.55 billion in the third quarter of 2011. www.slb.com

Steel-body PDC bits optimized for curve and lateral drilling performance Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, today released its next-generation Spear* shale-optimized steel-body PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) drill bit tailored for unconventional shale plays. “With the introduction of the Spear PDC bits into the shale plays in 2011, our customers  saw …

Schlumberger today introduced the Saturn* 3D radial probe as the newest module for the MDT* modular formation dynamics tester. With the Saturn probe, customers can now obtain pressure measurements and fluid samples where they were not previously possible due to reservoir conditions. “Customers expect Schlumberger to be able to fully …

Schlumberger announced today the addition of the Litho Scanner* high-definition spectroscopy service to the Scanner Family* rock and fluid characterization services. The Litho Scanner service measures an enhanced suite of elements, including carbon, magnesium and aluminum, in real time to help provide a detailed description of complex reservoirs, including unconventional, …

Schlumberger announced today the release of the Rhino XC* on-demand reamer. This next-generation reaming tool provides unlimited activation of the flow actuation system to reliably enlarge boreholes. Building on Rhino XS* hydraulically expandable reamer technology, the Rhino XC reamer actuation system, with ream-on-demand capabilities, provides complete control of reamer cutter-block …

Schlumberger today launched ReSOLVE* instrumented wireline intervention service, a modular system of intelligent wireline-deployed services that provides real-time measurement and control in a small footprint. “The downhole intelligence of ReSOLVE services enables our customers to see intervention operations at a level of detail not previously possible,” said Catherine MacGregor, president, …

Framo Engineering, a Schlumberger company, today announced that A/S Norske Shell has awarded the company a 100-million USD contract for the supply of a complete subsea multiphase booster pump system for the Draugen Field in Norway. The contract includes a complete system for topside power and control, the power and …