The end of the expat – the end of an era?
First things first, this article is not a reflection of thorough research. It is a reflection of conversations I had recently, combined with some observations on social media. And let’s…
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Oil-water contacts don’t exist
Steve’s argument goes back to a challenge set by the London Petrophysical Society. They invited petrophysicists to derive a function describing how water saturation varies with depth. Most responses followed…
The basement tapes
“You’re the only company that tells us where their model could be wrong.” It is an observation that Phil and Tim have had from clients when presenting the latest version…
Is your data NDR compliant?
Good subsurface data has never been more valuable. From oil and gas exploration to carbon storage and offshore wind positioning, geological characterisation is essential, yet new data acquisition is becoming…
The CCS parallel universe
Sometimes, I cannot prevent the feeling that the CO2 storage business is not so much about putting CO2 in the ground, but rather to keep an entire academic research community,…
Frac hit – how does it work?
“Let’s start at a situation where we are drilling a 10,000 ft horizontal well in a prospective but yet undrilled shale play,” Jessica Fallon starts her explanation, “and we frac…
If automation and AI are progressing in the way they are, we surely need fewer geologists – not more
Andy Conway from the North Sea Transition Authority started his keynote speech at last week’s Operations Geology Conference – themed “Evolution” – with a nice anecdote. He reminisced about presenting…
No B without A
In oil and gas, production is influenced by market demand, but it remains relatively decoupled from end-use consumption – you produce hydrocarbons, sell them, and the relationship between producer and…
Moveout democratises data transformation
UK-based Moveout Data has spent more than a decade addressing this problem as a service provider. Now, the company is taking a different approach: Releasing its in-house data transformation platform,…
What’s hidden in your reservoir brine?
For more than a century, petroleum exploration has focused on hydrocarbons. Yet, sooner or later, every producing oil and gas field also brings something else to the surface: Formation water.…
The tricky part of resource assessments within gas-dominated basins or petroleum systems
When conducting prospect resource assessments within gas-dominated basins, there is a low likelihood of oil or mixed-phase accumulations being filled to spill. If this is not properly considered, prospect resource…
Subsurface noise #8
THE REALITY BEHIND FLASHY JOB TITLES I recently spoke with someone who works for a large international operator. To me, as a representative of a very small company, the job…