Finding Buried Treasure
Geologist Malcolm Brown of BG Group is proud of a career spent in exploration throughout the world, and reflects on why he believes that the oil industry is all about…
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Switch – Starting an Energy Conversation
“(We) will make the right choices if we have the right information.” After first watching ‘Switch’, I thought I may be missing something. It bothered me through the night. Sure,…
Defining Reserves & Resources
Effective resource management in a globalizing economy requires accurate assessments of fossil energy and minerals resources. How can we ensure that countries, companies and organizations are all assessing and estimating…
Geological Expression: A New Angle on Seismic Interpretation
Geological Expression utilises sophisticated technology to deliver dramatic gains in productivity through a workflow whose structure will be familiar to seismic interpreters. onathan Henderson, Managing Director of ffA, brings us…
Early Textbooks of Petroleum Geology
Petroleum geology textbooks have been an essential tool for training generations of teachers, researchers, explorers, and managers in the petroleum industry. Here we look at some of the early textbooks…
Marine Seismic Sources Part X: Seismic Surveys and Fish
The possible effects of seismic surveys on fish and fisheries have been given a great deal of media attention in Norway. Here, we summarise results from the Fish Rock experiment…
Gas Hydrates – Part I: Burning Ice
Scientists have known and studied natural gas hydrates for decades. Vast deposits of hydrates have been found, both in the permafrost and the continental shelves of the oceans of the…
A Gloomy Future
The 2011 World Energy Outlook tells us that fossil fuels will dominate for the next 25 years. The result: a substantial increase in temperature. The world is rapidly locking itself…
‘Impala MPS’ Leaps Reservoir Modelling Barriers
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has introduced a next generation geological facies module into its JewelSuite™ reservoir modelling product. Reservoir geologists in the hydrocarbon business today have to deal with…
Marine Seismic Sources – Part XII: Sound in the Sea
“If you cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube in the water, you will hear ships at a great distance from you.” – Leonardo…
Longer Runs at Higher Speeds
Maximising fixed cutter bit performance in shales and carbonates. Fixed cutter bits – generally termed PDC bits for their poly-crystalline diamond cutters – have been achieving high rates of penetration…
Bringing the Lab to the Field
Bringing advanced laboratory analysis to the field: Weatherford International’s new formation evaluation service brings advanced, laboratory-based testing techniques to the field, enabling faster, more informed reservoir management decisions for unconventional…