Tight Gas Play – and Water for Millions
The Edwards Limestone is a hot gas play in south Texas, while 110 km to the north, it is the primary water source for nearly 2 million people including the…
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All Eyes on Brazil
Since announcing that it had become self-sufficient in oil in 2006, Brazil has continued to enjoy exploration success, with a number of exciting finds being announced in the last year,…
The Marcellus Shale
The gas potential of the Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin has made it an attractive investment opportunity. Horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing have boosted production rates and recoverable reserves…
Enhancing Reservoir Performance
A new approach makes fast, accurate reservoir modelling a practical component of field management. Drilling rates are at an unprecedented level, generating large volumes of data that, if modelled, could…
Disproving The Theory
A significant discovery of light oil in sandstones with excellent porosity has been made on the Tampen Spur in the North Sea. Prior to this find, the area was thought…
A New Look Finds a Giant
Innovative thinking and a new play concept finds a giant gas field on a lease block that had been explored for 50 years and drilled 11 times. A New Look…
The Raven Field: Planning For Success
The Raven Field in the Nile Delta, discovered in 2004, has proved the window to a major new play in this prolific geological province and has de-risked a significant volume…
Still High Interest for Norwegian Acreage
Altogether 93 applications were received when the APA and 20th licensing rounds were closed in October and November respectively, proving that there is still a strong interest in exploring for…
Facing the Challenge
Complex and unconventional reservoirs provide important reserves to the world’s energy supply however, they are often challenging to produce. Systematic petrographic studies take a close look at these reservoirs yielding…
A Significant Discovery
Interest in the West African country has increased with the success of a recent appraisal well. It suggests that the Jubilee field may contain over one billion barrels of oil.…
Safeguarding the “Crown Jewels”
By preserving data and knowledge we can connect current to future generations of geoscientists. But to safeguard your most valuable assets you need some simple rules of thumb. All exploration…
Do OPEC Reserves Figures Matter?
Can the reported reserves figures of OPEC countries be trusted? And if not, what are the implications of this to government policy and decision making? “A few years ago, in…