... society of petroleum engineers infrastructure redevelopment Operator Team production control don sw production monitoring drillstem/well testing petroleum engineer responsibility thistle contractor reservoir surveillance expertise sal system Part 1: CONTEXT Introduction This paper...

... Abstract Abandonment timing for Thistle is uncertain, and the aim of reservoir management is to accelerate reserves so that value is maximised prior to a target date. In an environment of tight expenditure control, the focus has shifted front large field studies to well reviews, and from...

... water break-through and consequently far greater flow rates than envisaged. By reference to Britoil's Thistle and Beatrice platforms, this paper describes some of the short-comings of systems, the resultant modifications and extensions, and performance data before and after modifications. By applying...

... use for fiscal or custody transfer measurements on crude oil to date has been limited. In this paper the experience gained since the beginning of 1980 with a twin density transducer system on the Thistle 'A' platform is described in order that operators intending to install similar systems may...

..., and the experience gained since the installation of the first LPS subsea chamber in 1972. LPS' successful operation in completing the welded pipeline connections at the base of the Thistle "A" platform is discussed in detail. Conducting diving operations close to a platform presented LPS with a number of new...