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... that include diverless inspections of hulls and mooring systems and remote, unmanned methods of inspecting confined spaces such as cargo and water ballast tanks. Organizations such as the HITS JIP, whose membership includes oil majors, service providers, classification societies, and regulators, and the FPSO...

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... decision to activate the BOP until the explosions already may have severed the hydraulic lines to the wellhead. But the simple explanation for it all: The shear rams failed to sever the pipe and seal the well. In the aftermath, well-control standards and regulations were rewritten and expanded. The changes...

... of Texas, the state s oil and gas regulator, is divid- ed on whether to enforce its ability to institute cuts via laws not enacted since the 1930s. US output could also be drawn down voluntarily through natural decline rates, a reduction in drilling, and elective shut ins of producing wells. Only a handful...

... to the operator (BP) in the order of $60 billion. This seminal event in the history of the industry caused a moratorium on drilling in the GOM which could have been extended indefinitely but for a comprehensive response by the industry to convince the regulators that the industry could operate safely. Immediately...

..._ JPT staff The SPE Forum, “Shaping the Next Wave in Well Plugging and Abandonment” was held 18–22 March in The Hague, The Netherlands. It brought together leaders from production and service sector companies, regulators, and stakeholders to discuss issues that are shaping the well plugging...

...Stephen Rassenfoss An oil well blowout can burn like a rocket, which can be a good thing. Burning leaves little or no oil behind, according to a recent study (SPE 189610). The study has been used to make a case for an oil spill response plan now before regulators to develop a field with more than...

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... agency, which is not a regulator but reports its seismic observations and findings to one, determined in 2015 that swarms of daily earthquakes were being caused by disposal well injections of produced water into Oklahoma’s deepest sedimentary formation (known as the Arbuckle) that sits just above...

... and works cooperatively among operators, regulators, and decommissioning contractors. The North Sea regulators, especially UK and Norway, recognize the growing liability. Decommissioning Gulf of Mexico facilities got much more urgent following hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005; they swept right through...

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...Trent Jacobs Industry regulators in Oklahoma have rolled out broad new restrictions on more than 600 disposal wells as part of the largest action of its kind taken in response to earthquakes. An additional 118 wells have been included in an “area of interest” and face increased reporting...

... effluent discharges to the receiving environment, regulators, and those involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of treatment systems for effluent discharge. The goals of the workshop were to Explore regional and international legislation as applied to effluent discharge in the oil...

...Scott Anderson Guest editorial There is no denying that the oil and gas industry, as well as the agencies that regulate its activities, have significantly improved many aspects of environmental performance in recent years. Standards and practices have changed, in some cases drastically, leading...

... drilled at all, in unpredictable carbonate formations prone to massive fluid losses. One MPD advocate, Peter Aird, a drilling consultant who is founder of Kingdom Drilling Services, said MPD should stand for “makes problems disappear.” The dilemma is a result of regulations prohibiting offshore drillers...

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...Trent Jacobs Induced Seismicity A sharp rise in seismic events in some areas of the United States where oil and gas production is booming is leading regulators and the industry to examine whether the two are related. And beyond that—what can be done to address the situation. In the first 6 months...

... to today; now it might make sense to spend (USD) 6 or 7 million on a well to get 300,000 to 350,000 BOE.” ’US Offshore Regulator to Focus More on Technology’ The United States’ top offshore regulator said his agency is adopting new policies and measures to improve its working relationship with the offshore...