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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Technology

How your WhatsApp call helps detect seismic activity

J. Andres Chavarria
Our global telecommu­nications infrastructure consists of millions of kilometers of fiber op­tic cables. These include terrestrial and subsea networks that ensure that information travels across the planet. With the increased…

Can technology replace fieldwork?

Henk Kombrink
At times of better access to digital outcrop imagery, drone footage and satellite shots, is it still worth going into the field to have a look at the rocks in…

Less oil, more water

Henk Kombrink
It is something that I am not often exposed to, but that does not mean it is unimportant – produced water. The SPE Aberdeen section organized a panel discussion around…

How AI-based image analysis of cuttings enables better reservoir definition

Ezdeen Ibrahim, Bapco Upstream, Guy M. Oliver And Milton Sanclemente, Geolog
With the advance of new AI-based tech­nologies, drill cut­ting data can now be quickly and consistently analyzed and interpreted to better characterize the subsurface. Working together with Bapco Upstream, we…

Getting drill-ready for the energy transition

Henk Kombrink
Frank van Bergen “If you don’t include the subsur­face in the journey towards reducing CO2 emissions, it will be impossible to reach net zero”, says Frank van Bergen. Frank heads…

The evolution of managed pressure drilling

Henk Kombrink
Nick Ward “Managed pressure drilling (MPD) has been around for a long time”, says Nick Ward when we meet in his office in Tullos, Aberdeen. Nick oversees the MPD business…

A seismic facies library

Henk Kombrink
Seismic facies classification can be a tedious process, especially in an exploration context where large areas need to be as­sessed. In order to speed up that process, using a library…

The gamification of the oil and gas industry

Henk Kombrink
“Imagine a world where labour is obsolete”, says Yu-kai Chou at the start of a TEDx Talk delivered for the University of Lausanne in Switzerland in 2014. “And I’m not…