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How Geophysics Improved Success Rates in the Oil and Gas Industry by Brendan J Keating, Geophysics Consultant advising OPC When I was a junior geophysicist learning the seismic interpretation business…
Treat Your Seismic Data with Respect and You’ll be Rewarded with Increased Production by Brendan J Keating, Geophysics Consultant advising OPC During my thirty-one years working as a geophysicist in…
Recent reports have estimated that around 350,000 jobs have been lost in the oil & gas industry since the oil price slump of 2014. As a specialist within the exploration and…
by Bill Roberts, President, OPC USA The benefits of pressure transient analysis (PTA) for production wells is widely recognised. However, the need to undertake PTA on water injection wells can…
by Geoff Tilling, Senior Decommissioning Consultant, OPC Decommissioning, the removal and disposal of redundant oil and gas infrastructure, is more than an engineering task. It is a process involving, for…
by Nick Colley, Senior Consulting Petrophysicist, OPC In June, Nick Colley provided an Introduction to Petrophysics, and this article goes on to explain Petrophysics in more detail and describes how…
by Nick Colley, Senior Consulting Petrophysicist, OPC The term “petrophysics” was coined over 60 years ago by G.E. Archie (of the famous Archie Equation, more of which anon.) and J.H.M.A….
North African Petroleum Systems – attractive future potential by Robin Crawford, Senior Consultant Geologist Exploration in North Africa began in the early 1900s but really took off in the late…
The offshore reservoir engineer: A significant benefit to well testing operations Well testing is both a significant expenditure to oil and gas companies and a vital indicator as to whether the well is…