I spent this week in Aberdeen with a group of operators and contractors who are pro-actively addressing well integrity challenges across their existing assets. The group’s well stock, conditions, te...
Innovation, along with ‘collaboration’, ‘standardisation’ and even ‘strategy’, is a buzzword of the day. But what does innovation even mean in the Oil & Gas industry? For some, it is e...
Optis™ E-Line HD camera control from surface allows the best close-up shots, even as completion equipment is operated. You must have the Adobe Flash Player installed to view thi...
The North Sea is a mature basin, and as with all mature basins the lack of drilling activity over the past 18 months has placed a greater demand on old assets to maintain or increase production levels...
Along with safety and integrity, cashflow remains a key priority for oil and gas companies. But after two years of budget cuts, the industry has been set in a default position of protection and surviv...
If you’re intervening, generally something’s wrong and it’s only going to get worse unless you do something about it. Is there something in the very name and nature of well intervention that is ...
This video of the month showcases how the application of CorrosionVA, supported by Integrated Video Caliper technology, helped an operator in Tunisia overcome a well integrity issue and maintain the s...
Access an exclusive podcast with Saudi Aramco, Baker Hughes and NOV exploring the most effective strategies to implement new well intervention technologies. Hear the essential information Middle East ...
In this second part of my article series on SCP, I will discuss how to define whether you have an SCP scenario that needs intervention or not. In the first article in this series, I talked about a fra...
In this second part of my article series on SCP, I will discuss how to define whether you have an SCP scenario that needs intervention or not. In the first article in this series, I talked about a fra...
Resin chemistry, including epoxies, phenolics, and furans, has been widely utilized in a variety of applications in well construction, completion, and production. This broad class of thermosetting pol...
As developed wells continue to produce, these completed assets undergo thermodynamic cycling consistent with the production life of the well. The constant loading on these wells induce stresses that a...
