... as: Abstract The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects emissions data each year from oil and natural gas operators in the U.S. through the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). While studies have indicated that these emissions are underestimated, the data are reported using a consistent...

... measurements were used to characterize drilling operations. The work resulted in the identification of dysfunctions and effects. However, the dysfunctions were challenging to diagnose since only the motions of the BHA could be analyzed without understanding loading and hole conditions. High-end tools were...

... the free-rotating casing centralizers on the strings were not rotating as quickly as the pipe, limiting rotation effectiveness. Given increased lateral length of future wells, the operator analyzed the benefits of applying field-tested fixed centralizers that rotate with the pipe to reduce running...

... Rig management and crews made large advancements in performance on their own, according to the well plan. In addition, use of drilling technology, data analytics, and frequent communication with engineering and operational support teams amplified the planning and execution of the drilling program...

... Abstract Correct installation of the wellhead is crucial to drilling operations. As drilling activities come to involve increasingly critical and challenging operations, the demand for improved reliability, performance, and safety continues togrow. Hanger and packoff installations during well...

..., it helps to facilitate and standardize the assessment of integrated asset management effectiveness across operators. The ability to follow a plan, do, measure, and learn loop is key to good execution ensuring the delivery of an integrated surveillance program that permits the short-term production and long...

... workload for the RNS supervisor leads to better communication with the operator resulting in reduced decision time. Using the automated workflow reduces the time spent from 13 minutes down to 3 minutes. Inversion results are now prcessed every 2 m – which provides for improved details compared...

... with WOB and DPin control. The operator proposed adjusting the auto driller gains to improve stability. However, the gain adjustments were not enabled and available to the drillers. Due to the high instability from the WOB and DP controllers, the operator decided to start drilling intervals with ROP...

... Abstract In some shale plays, insufficient formation breakdown and presence of near-wellbore tortuosity make it challenging to reach the designed pumping rate and lead to premature screen-outs. Screen-outs during a fracturing operation are a tremendous burden for operators as they diminish...

... be established. Once this threshold is exceeded, operators are advised to inject a benign fluid that is compatibile with the formation and with the screens to push the fines and/or sheared sand grains away from the near wellbore region. Additionally, treat other causes of skin if applicable. Abstract...

... is the eroded perforation area. Eroded area represents the sand entry into a perforation. Sand Entry Distribution (SED) determines the frac efficiency. Better SED gives better frac efficiency. Operators understand that different frac treatment volumes and different cluster versus perforation holes designs...

...Introduction Maintaining high productivity of oil wells is economically important for operating companies. Typically, an oil well loses produced barrels per day gradually over an extended period of time. The decline can be natural due to less oil available to produce from that formation...

... During pre-planning for the well and while considering various offshore drilling rig options, the operator evaluated several technical solutions to address 22″ surface casing cement job concerns and promote operational efficiency. Novel cementing system One of the technical solutions...

... The objective of this paper is to discuss how methane detection of O&G infrastructure using remote sensing technologies enables operators to detect, quantify, and minimize the emissions while gaining insights and understanding of their operations via data analytics products. The remote...

... Abstract Logging-while-drilling (LWD) ultra-deep resistivity technology can explore the reservoir on a similar scale to seismic, so interpreted resistivity models can be combined with seismic sections to enable oil field operators to delineate pay zones better, improve reservoir understanding...

... Abstract Flaring has received significant attention over the past few decades and has become a major concern for many operators today. One of the contributors to hydrocarbon flaring is well clean-up operations, where traditionally oil and gas are disposed by flaring at the wellsite. This paper...

... or by continuous production through the screen openings. Operators are often compelled to rely on thru-tubing metallic sand screen to reactivate the idle wells back into production. However, most metallic sand screens suffer from sustainability issue due to excessive erosion especially for gas wells. Most...

...Description and Application of Equipment and Processes This field study was done in partnership with an operator located in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The drilling campaign consisted of horizontal wells targeting Bone Spring formations with an 8.5-in. polycrystalline diamond...

... characterization. The advancements presented in this paper are highly pertinent to gas storage and carbon sequestration operators, seeking integrity management advancements. The real-world benefits of the presented technology are the ability to extend well life, optimize workover schedules, and manage gas storage...

... The paper aims to present the Online Wax Smart Meter (WSM) concept and showcase the performance of an Online WSM, a tool developed in collaboration between an Oil and Gas Operator and a Software Technology Company to enable fast and optimal wax management. The WSM concept has been validated...