Statoil has completed its first multilateral well offshore Brazil as part of the company’s increased oil recovery (IOR) efforts at the Peregrino field. This is the first multilateral well in Brazil with gravel pack in both branches. “Statoil has used this technology to reach world-leading recovery factors on the Norwegian continental shelf and now we [...]
Coastal Energy Company announces the initial flow rate from the Songkhla A-10 well. The Songkhla A-10 well was completed using an electric submersible pump and is initially flowing approximately 4,000 bopd while still cleaning up. The next well, the A-13, has been spudded and will test the northeastern fault block at Songkhla A. Randy Bartley, [...]
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Statoil is already a world leader in increased oil recovery but is aiming even higher. The ambition is to achieve an average recovery rate of 60% from the fields operated by Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). From last year to this year the average oil recovery rate for Statoil-operated fields in Norway rose [...]
French oil and gas company Total today announced that the two technical solutions to stop the gas leak on well G4 of the Elgin platform are progressing according to plan. As announced, drilling of the G4 relief well (G4-K1) commenced while in parallel experts continued with key tasks in preparation for the well control operation [...]
Chevron Nigeria Ltd. is finalizing plans to commence drilling two relief wells to control the burning Funiwa Deep 1A well, offshore Nigeria. The fire is still burning at the well, but at a diminished rate. Based on the condition of the well, the safest way to control the well is to drill a relief well [...]
![Apache: Record IP Rate from Charlie 4-3 Well, Offshore UK]()
Apache Corporation today announced the results of two development wells completed in June at the company’s Forties field in the UK sector of the North Sea. Charlie 4-3 commenced production at a rate of 12,567 barrels of oil per day (b/d). This well’s initial production (IP) rate is the highest in the Forties since 1990 [...]
![Turkmenistan: Dragon Oil Dzheitune Exploration Well Tested at Initial Combined Rate of 1,622 bopd]()
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) B/150 development well. The Dzheitune (Lam) B/150 was drilled to a depth of 3,980 metres and completed as a dual producer by the Iran Khazar rig. The combined initial test rate was [...]
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![Philippines: Tindalo-1 Oil Flow Rate Surpasses Kairiki’s Pre-Test Expectations]()
Kairiki Energy Limited (“Kairiki”) has been advised by Nido Petroleum Limited, the Operator of SC54A, that an extensive drill-stem testing programme (DST) has now been completed on the Tindalo-1 well with a maximum oil flow rate measured of 18,689 bbls/d, surpassing Kairiki‟s pre-test flow rate expectations. Tindalo production commenced on 6th June at an approximate [...]
