... Abstract The Total E&P UK operated Otter Field is located in 184 m water depth in block 210/15a in the Northern North Sea area (partners Dana, Exxon Mobil and Shell Expro). It came onstream on schedule in October 2002, with a plateau production rate of over 30 000 bopd being achieved in May...

...The NeuRobot™ Vision A reeled system vision termed "NeuRobot™" was created in Shell Expro 9 , 10 , illustrated in Figure 1 . The NeuRobot™ vision is for slender reeled monodiameter wells to be drilled using reeled composite coil and an intelligent CTD string, comprising enhanced...

... Abstract Shell U.K. Exploration and Production (Shell Expro), in its effort to reduce the cost per barrel of oil, continues to foster the evolution and utilization of multilateral wells and associated new technologies to develop, both, new and maturing reservoirs in all sectors of the North Sea...

... Abstract Shell Expro was confronted with an unacceptable high cost attributable to drillstring failure in 1991. One specific drilling unit experienced 5 failures within a two month period. The cost of these failures alone was estimated to be more than £2 MM. A Drillstring Failure Prevention...

... Abstract This paper describes the re-configuration of the Shell Expro operated part of the Leman gas field in the UK Southern North Sea. The substantial modifications implemented will enable the field to be operated safely and cost-effectively through its post plateau decline. Identification...

... Companies. Within Shell Expro the Drilling in the Nineties concept has been broadened to incorporate the drilling, well services and equipment supply areas with the resultant name change to Well Engineering in the Nineties. This strategy has now been implemented and has substantially changed the modus...

... Abstract Having enjoyed considerable sucess with its high technology Central Cormorant Underwater Manifold Centre, Shell Expro has directed its attention towards simpler, low technical cost systems which can be applied to ‘fast track’ development of marginal prospects. One method of achieving...

... Abstract Shell Expro ("Shell U.K. Exploration & Production", operators in the U.K. North Sea on behalf of Shell and Esso) have recently reviewed equipment requirements for the control of kicks incurred while drilling high pressure wells. Based on a "worst case" of a well bore full of gas...

... Abstract During 1988 Shell Expro (‘Shell UK Exploration and Production Ltd’, operators in the UK North Sea on behalf of Shell and Esso) identified an increase in failed leak off tests in Cameron FC style valves on water injection trees. Corrosion/erosion on a primary seal face of the upper...

... ABSTRACT Shell Expro ("Shell U.K. Exploration & Production", operators in the U.K. North Sea on behalf of Shell and Esso) have recently reviewed well vertical movement on platform wells. In this paper the different types of well vertical movement are described and well compression effects...

... Abstract In September 1985, Shell Expro, operating on behalf of the Shell/Esso joint venture in the North Sea, initiated the Structural Integrity Project (SIP) to develop a modern, comprehensive, in-house structural analysis facility comprising detailed finite element models of some 15...

... Abstract The in-hole failure rate and survey accuracy are key areas when judging the performance of Measurement While Drilling (MWD) tools. Shell UK Exploration and Production (Shell Expro) extensive use of two major MWD companies has enabled the underlying trends to be identified. The mean...

... ABSTRACT Shell U.K. Exploration and Production (Shell Expro) operates in the U.K. sector of the North Sea on behalf of Shell/Esso and other joint venturers. This paper discusses operational problems experienced to date, in Shell Expro's fields, due to the formation of barium and strontium...