Improved Recovery Week articles from December 1998

Improved Recovery Week archives from December 1998

Company defers SAGD program at Egyptian heavy oil field; workovers, new drilling to suffice for now.(Scimitar Production Egypt Ltd.; steam-assisted gravity drainage)
December 7, 1998... Calgary-based Scimitar Hydrocarbons Corp. says its subsidiary, Scimitar Production Egypt Ltd., plans to conduct a workover/recompletion program early next year on nine existing wells in the Issaran heavy oil field in Egypt, located about 125...

U.S. Crude furthers buyout campaign; steam IOR planned, but gas production sought, too.(U.S. Crude Ltd.)
December 7, 1998... Colton, CA-based U.S. Crude Ltd. continues to line up marginal oil producing properties in order to improve recovery with its portable thermal injection technology. But the company isn't ignoring gas production, either, in its quest to...

Land-locked states get largest royalty share from 9-month federal O&G, mineral production.(oil and gas)
December 7, 1998... The Interior Dept.'s Minerals Management Service (MMS) says it presided over distribution of more than $440 million in mineral royalty payments to 34 states during the first three-quarters of this year. The money represents those states'...

DOE researchers relate successful testing of tiny seismic packages vs. conventional tools.(Dept. of Energy)
December 7, 1998... The federal government is helping industry to miniaturize and deploy seismic packages in a variety of settings, and at reduced costs formerly thought not possible, say two DOE research scientists. This is helping introduce a powerful tool...

Norsk Hydro develops new reservoir simulator; said more exact for deviated, horizontal wells.
December 7, 1998... Researchers with Norway's Norsk Hydro have come up with a new reservoir simulation model that they say handles production flows to deviated and horizontal wells much better than existing simulators. And they're also applying a new way to...

Petro-Canada applies for a commercial in situ oil sands permit at Fort McKay; other leases studied.
December 14, 1998... It may have waited a couple of months due to back-slashed world off prices, but Petro-Canada says it's going ahead with its application for a commercial in situ off sands development in northern Alberta's McKay River area. James Stanford,...

Weatherford adds to smart completion, production enhancement drilling/workover through buyouts.(Weatherford International PLC)
December 14, 1998... Houston-based Weatherford International Inc. is beefing up its product lines in the areas of "intelligent" completions and enhanced reservoir recovery. In the smart completions arena, a Norwegian company partially owned by Weatherford will...

IOGCC lays out the effects of low oil prices on U.S. economy; calls for emergency measures.(Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission)
December 14, 1998... At their annual meeting in Salt Lake City last week, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) released a report showing the dramatic impact of prolonged low oil prices on the U.S. economy. Also, among other actions, the IOGCC...

Coastal's recent postponement signals possible future delays in several Venezuelan extra-heavy oil ventures.(Coastal Corp.'s cancellation of a joint venture with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.)
December 21, 1998... With oil prices at rock bottom, and with a new Venezuelan president who seems determined to make big changes at the country's oil goals, it's no wonder Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has said it probably will minimize its investment in heavy...

More king-size coalbed methane potential detailed in China: could supply 106 bcf/year.
December 21, 1998... According to reports out of the Peoples Republic of China, huge deposits of both coal and coalbed methane have been discovered along the Beijing-Kowloon railway line that passes through Hebei Province to the south. Hebei's State Geological...

Worldwide petroleum industry can still make money, says API prexy: industry is `renewed.'.(American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Red Cavaney)
December 21, 1998... Despite major price disruptions, major oil companies are riding new technological advances into the next century, says Red Cavaney. For example, says the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Insitute (API), oil companies are working...

IOR reports available from NTIS.(improved oil and gas recovery; National Technical Information Service)
December 21, 1998... The following reports on improved oil and gas recovery processes and tools are available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, Va. 22161. Call 703-4874650 (fax 703-321-8547) for details...