The Azolla Story: Climate Change and Arctic Hydrocarbons
Could a single plant species have really changed the Earth from a greenhouse world towards the modern icehouse state – and what are the implications of this for both petroleum…
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Connecting the Geologist to the Digital Oilfield
In today’s digital oilfield, bringing geologists into the workflow with geophysicists and reservoir engineers is vital to maximise the potential of every well Connecting the Geologist to the digital Oilfield
Targeting Deeper
While seismic is still seismic, Controlled Source electroMagnetic (CSeM) diversifies into several types of competing technologies. Targeting Deeper
Listening with Light!
Optical sensing technology, originally developed for cold-war anti-submarine warfare, is promising to be a reliable and cost-effective method of monitoring and improving reservoir performance. Listening with Light
Laptev Sea: A Frontier Arctic Basin
The Laptev Sea Basin is a frontier Arctic basin explored by regional seismic only. Its thick sedimentary cover is thought to contain numerous potential reservoirs, seals and mature source rocks,…
De-risking exploration with CSEM
Recent electromagnetic surveys carried out offshore the Falkland Islands demonstrate once again the value of this new innovative technology that is now about to be accepted by the conservative oil…
4D Seismic – Status and Future Changes Part II: Future Challenges
Seismic monitoring is an important technology in the effective exploitation of reservoirs in existing fields. The successful further uptake of 4D technology requires extensive training of dedicated personnel, while the…
Free At Last
Shedding burdensome and restrictive cables, seismic sensors are now free to roam the land reducing cost, health, safety, and environmental concerns in obtaining quality full-wave, 3-D data. Free At Last
The Luva Gas Field: Detailed Analyses Reveal Subtle Anomaly
This case study from the Luva gas field in the Norwegian Sea clearly demonstrates the potential of controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) technology for hydrocarbon exploration purposes. The example also illustrates the…
Visualising the subsurface: from 2D to 3D
“Improved resolution and clarity in remote sensing satellite imagery helps geoscientists to build models in hostile terranes, not only of the surface of the earth, but also the subsurface.” Visualising…
Deep Structure: Strength through integration in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Exploration interest in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico is at an all time high following the discovery, in 2001, of thick Paleogene submarine turbidite sands in the Baha #2…
Sediment Compaction The Achilles’ Heel of Basin Modeling
From being a tool mainly for the prediction of petroleum maturation, basin modeling has become a fundamental process in almost all aspects of the analysis of petroleum systems. Recent Adv…