From Core to Pore
Advanced technology can now be taken into remote field environments to make lithology description much more detailed and accurate than was possible before From the early days of hydrocarbon exploration,…
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Gas Hydrates Part IV: Where Are Gas Hydrates Found?
The need for energy is driving much of the current natural gas hydrate research. “While research on methane hydrates is still in the early stages, these research efforts… could potentially…
Unique and Fast Analysis in the Field
Field-portable x-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) is a technique that is gaining momentum and acceptance in addressing applications in various fields in geology and mining. Thousands of these instruments are currently used…
Reading Between the Lines
Point-receiver data, isometrically sampled in both crossline and inline directions, fully captures the three-dimensional seismic wavefield for the first time. Even the most cursory study of an outcrop such as…
60 Years of Innovation
Emerging through privatization of state entities, Romanian company Prospectiuni has developed into the leading geophysical and geological service company in south-east Europe, and now operates in the Middle East and…
Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond – Part III: The Interaction Between Ocean Waves And Recorded Seismic Data
Broadband seismic technology is designed to reduce the influence of the ocean waves on seismic data. To understand and appreciate this, we need an understanding of the interaction between the…
Real-time data delivery
Real-time information has been used for quite some time in the E&P industry to help improve the safety and efficiency of well construction. The benefits are well documented and today…
The Miocene Monterey Formation
The Los Angeles Basin is the most productive basin by area in the world – and the Miocene Monterey Formation, which is exposed along the coast and in the hills…
Making the Impossible, Possible!
A new paradigm in understanding the geology of the subsurface. As we discussed in a previous article (GEO ExPro Vol.9, No. 3), at ffA we call the data-driven/interpreter-guided approach for…
Advancing Operational Efficiency
Halliburton fracs more wells than any other company. It is therefore hardly surprising that a Halliburton company, Landmark, is developing cutting edge tools to optimize the drilling of successful wells…
Fertilising the Future
York Potash, a mining company based in north-east England, have discovered significant quantities of minerals for use as fertiliser, using technologies familiar to the oil and gas business. The town…
ObliQ Technology Improves Seismic Imaging
In a marine geophysical survey, every attempt is made to maintain the streamer at a constant optimum depth. But there are issues involved in selecting that optimum depth; too shallow,…