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Integrating Data Types for Reservoir Characterisation

Scott Singleton, ION Geophysical

December 8, 2015

From microscopic core analysis of the wellbore to seismic data measurements of rock properties between wells, a multidisciplinary team is essential when solving exploration and production problems in complex reservoirs.…

New Oil Play Excites Australia

David Upton

December 8, 2015

Apache announced on 18 August that its shallow water Phoenix South-1 exploration well in permit WA-435-P, 180 km north of Port Hedland, had intersected at least four discrete oil columns…

The Weald Basin: Hot Spot or Hot Air?

Jane Whaley

December 6, 2015

Billions of barrels have been reported to lie under South East England, but how much of it is recoverable? There was great excitement in the newsrooms of the UK in…

PNG Lands on the Petroleum Map

David Upton

December 6, 2015

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is set to join the exclusive club of LNG exporting nations before mid-year when first cargoes ship from its US $19 billion LNG project. The ExxonMobil-operated facility was completed ahead of schedule…

Improving Reservoir Characterisation

Lucy MacGregor, RSI Inc.

December 4, 2015

Reservoir characterisation can be improved through the integrated analysis of CSEM, seismic and well log data. Determining reservoir geometry and properties from the surface is a challenging but important task.…

Keep your Eye on NWAAM

Will Thornton

December 11, 2014

The North West African Atlantic margin (NWAAM) is entering a new phase of activity. Despite the fact that many of the established petroliferous basins of Africa are entering the mature…

Petroleum systems in Jordan

Dr Munim M. Al-Rawi (Carta Design Limited)

December 11, 2014

Jordan is located within the producing sedimentary basin in the North-West Arabian Plate. Exploration was initiated in the country in 1947 by the Iraqi Petroleum Company, yet to date only…

Ronda Uno

Ian Davison and Theodore Faull, Earthmoves Ltd.

December 11, 2014

Mexico’s first exploration licensing round is a landmark event in the history of oil exploration in Latin America Mexico’s oil industry is opening up to the private sector after a 76-year…

The Value of Monitoring Fractures

Charles Sicking, Global Geophysical

December 3, 2014

Real time frac monitoring shows the progression of fractures opened during the fracking process, knowledge which can impact drilling decisions. Unconventional reservoirs are a growing part of the oil and…

Wytch Farm Ploughs Ahead

Will Thornton

December 2, 2014

Celebrated as the largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe (~500 MM bo), the Wytch Farm field in Dorset, southern England, is an iconic field to the thousands of geoscientists and…

A Golden Age for Gas?

Ken White

December 2, 2014

Will shale gas be a game changer for Brazil? At the 2012 Rio Oil and Gas Conference it was revealed that the ANP had commenced a survey of Brazil’s shale…

How much oil in the Middle East?

Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.

July 2, 2014

Part Two of a two-part series by author Rasoul Sorkhabi, focusing on oil and gas in the Middle East. Part One – Why So Oil in the Middle East? Current…

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Oil & Gas

Integrating Data Types for Reservoir Characterisation

New Oil Play Excites Australia

The Weald Basin: Hot Spot or Hot Air?

PNG Lands on the Petroleum Map

Improving Reservoir Characterisation

Keep your Eye on NWAAM

Petroleum systems in Jordan

Ronda Uno

The Value of Monitoring Fractures

Wytch Farm Ploughs Ahead

A Golden Age for Gas?

How much oil in the Middle East?

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