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Servka's leadership and technical representatives were invited to the #subseatieback forum and exhibition held Feb 27 - 29, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas, at Henry B. González Convention Center. This event culminated in an active engagement of Servka's managing director, Kadima Agostinho, PMP, MBA, with members of SUT (Society of Underwater Technology), of which he is a member, and his vivid participation in lessons learned sharing by #exxonmobil , #chevron , and #petrobras. Kady navigated through the following topics, some of which centered on projects that he was personally involved in as part of his subsea experience: AB15 Redevelopment Project - Infield Tieback Challenges in a Mature Field, by Darren Flowers – ExxonMobil He shared the challenges and lessons learned from the in-field program in a mature subsea field in Angola Block 15, including the Kizomba FPSOs. The discussion focused on controls obsolescence issues, considerations between using original equipment and tooling versus the latest/standard vendor offerings, blending original and current project specifications, and modification of existing equipment to meet new project requirements. Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) Flowlines - Evolution and Maturation, presented by Rafaello Perotto and Lilia Bukahi - Petrobras The panel discussed the effective application of the WAG method in the Santos Basin pre-salt fields, consisting of alternated water and gas injection for reservoir management. The debate dived into some of the risks associated with the WAG strategy, such as the existence of a pressure class spec break in the XT, the risk of hydrate formation, and gas migration through the double barrier. The debate and discussion outlined some effective mitigations that Petrobras is currently implementing. Subsea Choke Vibration: Identification of Root Cause, Assessment of Fatigue Impact, and a Design to Mitigate, by Matt Dionne - Chevron Vibrations were detected on gas wells' subsea chokes during certain operational scenarios in transient conditions related to flow rate and pressure. After further analysis, including acoustic finite element analysis of the tree and choke, vibration measurement and modeling efforts were validated, leading to mitigation measures and their integration into standard operating procedures. Model validation allowed for the proposal of the choke plug and cage assembly design change, resulting in significant vibration force reduction. During the debate, Kadima stressed the importance of assessing possible effect of external forces acting on the choke, including hydrostatic pressure, to determine any potential correlation with the FEA results. We extend our appreciation to Endeavor Business Media, LLC, for organizing this year's conference, #mcdermott for sponsoring the students' design competition, and all participants who warmly engaged with us. We invite you to consult with Servka's #subseaengineering experts should you need project support or personnel training.

Join us at ATCE 2024 for two paper presentations during the technical session this week. Monday, September 23, 4:35-5:00 PM, Room 215 – 216: Drilling Fluid Design for Safe, Efficient Resource Delineation in XHT Geothermal Reservoirs A paper by Mohammed BaGeri, Ph.D. and Alessandro Cascone from Newpark, will be presented by Travis Vordick on cutting-edge drilling fluids designed for Enhanced Heat Transfer (XHT) conditions in geothermal reservoirs. Discover innovative formulations that enhance geothermal drilling efficiency, prevent fluid loss, and maintain viscosity and stability up to 800°F - significantly outperforming traditional fluids, which typically degrade at 400°F. In this session, you will see the results from laboratory tests and field trials in Iceland and Italy, which demonstrate significant advances with these fluids. This includes a Geothermal Specific Fluid (GSF) system that maintained superior viscosity and stability after aging at 706°F. We hope you can join us to learn more about the fluid innovations we are delivering to drive performance and sustainability in hydrocarbon and geothermal drilling operations. #newpark #newparkserviceadvantage #drilling #drillingfluids #drillingengineering #geothermal #energytransition #efficiency #performance #environmentalcompliance #atce2024 #sustainability #unconvential #wbm

Exciting News from PDRP at New Mexico Tech! We are excited to announce the successful completion of a two-year project in collaboration with TrueCrush Testing Company. Our research, titled "Evaluating Proppant Performance: Contrasting the API Crush Test with the Innovative TrueCrush™ Testing Method," has yielded remarkable findings. Key Highlights: - The TrueCrush Test significantly outperforms the conventional API crush test, offering a more robust methodology for proppant selection in hydraulic fracturing operations. - Adoption of the TrueCrush Test promises to optimize well performance, boost cumulative output, and enhance decline curve forecasting, ensuring a more efficient and accurate comparison for proppant performance. - We advocate for the industry-wide replacement of the API test with the TrueCrush test to achieve precise analysis and better decision-making in operations. 👉 For detailed insights and to understand the full impact of our findings, check out the final report on our website: https://lnkd.in/g3iBkNhE https://lnkd.in/g_ht89rW This innovation marks a significant step forward in hydraulic fracturing research and practice. A special thanks to our dedicated research team at PDRP, our collaborators at TrueCrush Testing Company, Dr. Tan Nguyen for his leadership, and everyone involved in making this project a success. #HydraulicFracturing #Innovation #Research #PDRP #TrueCrush #ProppantPerformance #OilAndGasIndustry

📢 Join upcoming NFES Stavanger Technical Meeting 📢 Please find below information about the next NFES meeting, to be held at Solastranden Gård, Wednesday, 4th of December 2024, at 11:00. This meeting will feature two presentations, each 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A First Presentation: 'Obtaining Remaining Oil Saturation For The Johan Sverdrup Field From a Variety of Logging Data' by Brice Fortier, Equinor The presentation will discuss the case of the dedicated to waterflooding observation well, which plays a crucial role in this strategy. Drilling the well at the right time allowed for a full set of open hole logs to fully characterize the reservoir and fluid . The well was completed with a non-perforated cemented liner. Pulsed neutron logs are conducted every 3 months to monitor shoreline evolution and estimate in situ water saturation (Sw). These observations contribute to the reservoir and petro-elastic models and confirm their overall accuracy. Second presentation: 'Reservoir fluid properties from cuttings: An innovative Synergy of Gel Permeation Chromatography and Data Analytics' by Alexandra Cely, Equinor The presentation will discuss the application of GPC coupled with both Ultraviolet (UV) and refractive index (RI) detectors to generate multi-detector spectra from reservoir fluids and cuttings extracts originating from six distinct fields situated in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The technique is deployed to analyze oil samples, encompassing a wide range of reservoir fluid types, including condensates, volatile oils, black oils, and heavy oils. This technology has large potential to transform each drill-cutting fragment into a PVT (Pressure-Volume-Temperature) sample and contributes significantly to unlocking the latent value within the cuttings, which are readily available and offer access to reservoir fluid properties at an early stage in field development, including the drilling phase. We look forward to your participation! NFES - Norwegian Formation Evaluation Society thanks the supporting companies Aker BP ASA, Equinor, ROGII, Logtek AS, Hydrophilic AS, SLB, Halliburton, WELL ID and Vår Energi #Petrophysics #Formationevaluation #Cuttings #drilling

📣 A Sneak Peek at June’s Issue is Here – JPT's 75th Anniversary Edition Continues! 📣   In our 6th issue celebrating #JPT75, we delve deeper into the legacy that's been built over three-quarters of a century and the innovations shaping the next era.   This Month’s Cover Story: 📈 “A New Magazine for a New Era: JPT and the Global Petroleum Landscape in 1949” A recap of developments in 1949 emphasizes the high hopes attached to the industry—and the ambitious goals of the new magazine.   Feature Articles: 🌟 True Rig Automation Stymied by Lack of Interoperable Drilling Tools, but Industry Study Offers a Way Forward 🔬 Working To Solve the Permian Gas Conundrum 🌊 A Grand Challenge Update on Improved Recovery From Tight/Shale Reservoirs 📊 The Crucial Role of Soft Skills in Engineering 🌏 The Unavoidable Truth: The World’s Growing Need for Oil   Technical Highlights will Include Advances In: 🌀 Coiled Tubing 🛢️ Acidizing ✨Hydraulic Fracturing Operations ⚙️ EOR Operations   Check your inbox and the #JPT website on Saturday for an issue packed with expertise, experience, and cutting-edge research that will empower energy excellence!

There are two great conferences coming up in Aberdeen in May Seismic 2024 Seismic 2024 is the leading event of its kind and the only one in Aberdeen to focus exclusively on seismic and geophysics over its two days of technical talks. The event's primary focus is on bringing the seismic and geophysical community together, whether renewing old acquaintances or fostering new ones. It's a great opportunity to showcase new technology, share lessons learned, and communicate case studies, all in a supportive, curious and friendly environment. More at https://lnkd.in/e9J3jmkQ Devex 2024 For over 20 years, DEVEX has been the only technical conference of its kind to focus on the full E&P project cycle; from exploration, appraisal, development and production, through to CCUS and decommissioning. Our mission is to secure a reliable future for our next generation by nurturing talent, championing innovation and balancing sustainability to optimize performance. DEVEX will provide a platform to share innovative ideas, lessons learned and inspire new ways of working to drive increased energy security and sustainability for our industry. Syntillica will be exhibiting at Devex. More at https://lnkd.in/eAW3x9eq #oilandgas #energy #consulting

Congratulations DOE, #UTAustin, and scientific collaborators. I am really happy to see this. I have given many, many talks on gas hydrate over the years. Often I quipped 'gas hydrates... for something that is supposed to be everywhere they sure are hard to find.' They are hard to find but they are also a challenge to core. The primary high saturation gas hydrate sands at this site were a km below mudline in 2 km of water. Congratulations again to the UT Jackson School of Geosciences, #Geotek, and others on completing the most ambitious and challenging deep water gas hydrate coring ever attempted. Well done! Here is a story- one of the better ones I have. In 2002 I was a pretty green tophole geohazards interpreter at #Fugro. I sent a pre-print of the Offshore Technology Conference paper ‘Images of the base of gas hydrate stability, northwest Walker Ridge’ to my parents, a couple of friends, UT’s Earle McBride, and Mike Smith of the then MMS. Mike wrote me back to say that the DOE and Chevron were forming a Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates JIP and that I should submit the pre-print so that I could join. I got the invitation and I made a poster of the OTC paper findings. The meeting was quite the buzz. Some 150 or more of the best gas hydrate scientists wanted to be part of the new federal/industry funding.  Gas hydrates were a hot topic at the time. Emphatic talks were given from the podium. One well known expert said “There are no BSRs in the Gulf of Mexico!” A BSR is a bottom simulating reflector, a weird reflector that looks like a multiple, but isn’t. It is an isobar for the local geothermal gradient that marks the base of gas hydrate stability. From the back, I raised my hand, stood up and said that I could show them a BSR in the Gulf of Mexico in my poster. Necks turned, saw that I was a nobody, and turned back. A kind USGS gas hydrate scientist from California was interested. At the break, I showed him. He said kindly. “I’m sorry, that is not a BSR. Here, let me show you what one looks like and this will help you know what to look for.” 1/3

What methodologies were employed in researching the global Floating #LNG market, and how did they contribute to the comprehensive understanding of the market dynamics? Our research on the global Floating LNG market involved thorough primary and secondary research methods, including interviews, #literaturereviews, and document analysis, enabling us to provide insightful market intelligence. For More Info:https://lnkd.in/dGGZUgrz Key Market Players Concordia Maritime COSL GTT Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Gas Natural Fenosa Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering #AMR #FloatingLNG #MarketResearch #PrimaryResearch #IndustryInsights #SecondaryResearch #CompetitiveIntelligence #MarketAnalysis #ResearchMethodology #GlobalMarket

Recently, our GM of Drilling, Digital & Intelligent Technology, John Zhu, delivered a keynote presentation at the Mediterranean Offshore Conference 2024, highlighting our latest case study in RWSS Real-time Wellbore Strengthening Solution. This presentation evaluates how the novel high performance plugging agent addresses fluids loss issues, combined with REALology Intelligent Drilling Fluids Monitoring System and eHPIT, Electronic High-Pressure Invasion Tester to provide real time monitoring and testing of drilling fluids. These innovations can reduce NPT, enhance drilling performance, and save costs. We are committed to contributing actionable insights to the industry and empowering drilling engineers with innovative solutions! Please don’t miss out, find this paper via https://lnkd.in/dusd2SFY (SPE-223230-MS: Reducing Mud Loss in Drilling Operations with High-performance Plugging Agent). Discover more: https://lnkd.in/d2n6nP6R #MOC2024 #oilandgas #drilling #innovation #mudloss #wellborestrengthening #VertechsGroup