Hydrocarbon Exploration
All You Need To Know About Tight Gas
Tight gas refers to natural gas reservoirs embedded in extremely impermeable hard rock, making the underground formation extremely tight....
Grasping the Concept of Rock Permeability
In this friendly introduction to the concept of rock permeability, we discover how tiny pores within the rock allow fluids such as oil,...
Steps to a Successful Field Appraisal
After striking oil and/or gas in an exploratory drilling, the field appraisal answers questions including how big the reservoir is and if...
Mobile Offshore Production Units vs. Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units: What's the Difference?
Upstream offshore operations deploy complex oil rigs in different configurations depending on the nature of the oil field and type of...
Gas Hydrates: Untapped Fossil Energy
This article discusses the emerging alternate source of energy called gas hydrates, which are composed of water and methane. The...
Understanding Reservoir Drive Mechanisms
Any method of recovery must recognize the rock and fluid properties and available drive mechanisms present in the reservoir. As we search...
Seismic Mapping: Technology that has Changed Oil Production Surveys
When it comes to mapping the physical properties of both the onshore and offshore sub-surface formations, the uncertainties and...
The Significance of Porosity to Original Hydrocarbon in Place
After a successful hydrocarbon discovery, the decision to complete or not will rest on how commercial the discovery is. To determine this...
The Unique Challenges of Coal Bed Methane Production
Coal bed methane is basically natural gas produced from coal beds. Conventionally, natural gas is produced either from gas wells or as...
Coiled Tubing: The Ultimate Solution
Coiled tubing, a continuous length of small diameter steel pipe with a diameter of about 0.75 to 4.5 inches, is coiled or spun in a reel...
Well Spacing - Challenges and Opportunities
Government regulations are stringent on well spacing, as the key objective of well spacing is to achieve maximum individual well...
Dry Hole Explained in 6 Common Questions and Answers
A dry hole is a term used to refer to any well that does not contain oil or natural gas in quantities sufficient enough to pay for the cost...
