Relying on Chalk
Almost all Danish oil and gas comes from the Central Graben. Nevertheless, there is still some interest in other areas, including the onshore. he first exploration licence in Denmark was…
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Marine Seismic Sources Part XIII: The Far Field Response of an Air Gun Array
“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” Robert Henri (1865-1929), American painter and teacher…
Rupert Hoare’s Mountain Views
Rupert Hoare was widely known and respected in the E&P industry. What was not so widely known was that he was an extraordinarily accomplished rock climber, mountaineer and ski-mountaineer and…
Unconventional Thinking
“Targeting unconventional resources requires unconventional thinking.” “Targeting unconventional resources requires unconventional thinking.” So stated the Exploration Vice President of Saudi Aramco, Abdulla Naim, at the recent GEO 2012 conference. And…
Emphasizing Vibrations
CGGVeritas is applying new technology to extend seismic bandwidth and maximize production. In the article ‘Illuminating Resolution’ (GEO ExPro Vol. 8, No. 3) we described the evolution of seismic acquisition technologies that…
Reservoir Dynamics and the New Geophysics
Why do time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys of producing reservoirs ‘work’ and why do we make observations from them that appear to be related to production? When a reservoir – any…
Putting the Pieces Together – Interactive Tabletop Visualization
Digital tabletops provide a true collaborative environment for reservoir analysis that often requires a varied input from different fields of expertise. Remember dumping 1,000 varied shaped and colored pieces on…
The Zagros uplift
“We climbed for most of that day, conquering step by step the Morvarid Pass, only to drop down again, having reached the top; and as evening fell we came down…
Advances in Deepwater Reservoir Monitoring
With the market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) continuing to grow along with deepwater field expenditure (Douglas-Westwood forecasts global deepwater CAPEX of US$225 billion between 2011 and 2015), TGS company,…
Marine Seismic Sources Part XI: Effect of Seismic on Crabs
In previous editions of GEO ExPro we have discussed the effect of seismic shooting on mammals and fish. What about animals without ears, like the crab? In this article, we…
Lower Oil Prices – Good or Bad?
The strong oil price growth plus environmental issues has triggered demand-side changes that may challenge the industry. The sharp oil price rise since 2003 has revived interest in oil, and…
Solving Hydraulic Fracturing ‘Controversies’
Hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a vast, new oil and gas resource from very tight rocks. Innovative developments in nanotechnology are poised to make hydraulic fracturing more efficient, accountable, and much…