Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger introduces MaxCOand#1079; Acid system 01/03/2010
Schlumberger said Dec. 7 that it has released its new MaxCOand#1079; Acid degradable diversion acid system. This new polymer-free, non-damaging acidizing system can be used for both matrix and fracture...

Our Arctic Neighbors: Russian investment climate needs a boost 12/27/2009
Russia needs to make itself more attractive to investment from foreign energy companies, the country's minister of natural resources, Yuri Trutnev, said in an interview with the newspaper Vremya Novos...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger launches temperature sensing service 12/20/2009
Schlumberger said Dec. 8 that it has released its OPTICall thermal profile and investigation service. This new distributed temperature sensing service tracks fluid movements in real time along the wel...

Oil Patch Bits: SBC expands senior global leadership team 12/13/2009
Schlumberger said Dec. 3 that its management consultancy arm, SBC, appointed five vice president-level staff to help meet its continually growing business and coincide with the launch of four new offi...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger and Technip announce joint agreement 12/06/2009
Schlumberger said Nov. 19 that it has signed a global cooperation agreement with Technip to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and...

The Explorers 2009: Interior Alaska basins 11/15/2009
Although analysts think that the majority of Alaska's oil and gas resources lie within the major basins of northern Alaska, Cook Inlet and the Bristol Bay area, there are several other basins around t...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger reservoir center in Saudi Arabia 11/08/2009
Schlumberger said Oct. 6 that it has opened a new reservoir completions manufacturing center in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new center represents an investment of approximately $25 million in...

Alaska oil jobs peak 11/01/2009
Field maintenance, new projects buoy payrolls; BP ignites competition for people
Employment in Alaska's oil patch is softening, but only very slightly as the industry continues to support near record payrolls. "I'm surprised at the strength of the numbers," state labor economist N...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger, Chevron announce Intersect 10/18/2009
Schlumberger said Oct. 5 that it, in conjunction with Chevron Energy Technology Co., has released Intersect, a next-generation software to enable simulation of large complex reservoirs and highly hete...

Oil Patch Bits: SLB and NOV form IntelliServ joint venture 10/04/2009
Schlumberger said Sept. 28 that it, along with National Oilwell Varco, has created a joint venture to provide high-speed drill string telemetry systems to improve the efficiency and safety of oil and...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger releases SenTurian in-riser system 09/27/2009
Schlumberger said Sept. 9 that it has released its SenTurian subsea landing string electrohydraulic operating system. Technological advances have resulted in an innovative, shorter modular system, whi...

End of the road 09/27/2009
Rutter and Wilbanks finally gives up on its attempt to find new gas resource at its Glennallen gas exploration well
Nearly five years after starting its gas exploration drilling project near Glennallen in Alaska's Copper River basin, with something in excess of $20 million now expended, and having made multiple att...

Arctic Directory: Whittum new manager at Prudhoe for Carlile 09/20/2009
Anchorage-based Carlile Transportation Systems said Jan. 5 that Ray Whittum has accepted the position of Prudhoe Bay terminal manager in Deadhorse. Whittum has been with Carlile in Prudhoe for four ye...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger's new cased hole services tractor 09/20/2009
Schlumberger announced the release of its new TuffTRAC cased hole services tractor Sept. 8 at the 2009 SPE Offshore European Oil and Gas Conference. This new tractor is the industry's shortest, and is...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger acquires Techsia 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said May 20 that it has acquired the shares of Techsia SA, a supplier of petrophysical software based in Montpellier, France. Techsia, well-known in the industry for its flagship techlog...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger awards scholarships 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said June 9 that it has contributed two scholarships to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Outstanding Student Chapter Awards. Among the United States-based chapters, Southe...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger introduces rotary steerable system 09/20/2009
Schlumberger announced March 17 the release of its new PowerDrive VorteX RT, powered rotary steerable system with wireless communicator. The new modular system combines power, speed and accuracy in ad...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger, 20 years of Oilfield Review 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said June 1 the 20th anniversary edition of Oilfield Review has been published. This quarterly publication is a sought-after source of state-of-the-art oilfield technology for Schlumberge...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger lands two OTC technology awards 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said July 7 that it had landed two Offshore Technology Conference awards for its Schlumberger Subsea Surveillance subC-collar and subC-strip monitoring systems. Initiated by the OTC boar...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger introduces new telemetry platform 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said March 17 that it released its new Orion II telemetry platform. The new platform enables reliable communication with bottomhole assemblies whether drilling at high penetration rates o...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger service operation lauded 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said May 7 that Schlumberger Information Solutions has received the Service and Support Professionals Association's Excellence in Service Operation certification. This prestigious certifi...

Arctic Directory: Schlumberger expands deep reading portfolio 09/20/2009
Schlumberger said March 16 that it was expanding its Deep Reading portfolio with the release of its new electromagnetic DeepLook-EM enhanced crosswell reservoir imaging and monitoring system, and the...

Back to Glennallen well 09/06/2009
Rutter and Wilbanks goes for a second Ahtna sidetrack to test '07 gas discovery
In a new drilling initiative that Texas-based Rutter and Wilbanks hopes will finally vindicate its multiyear search for natural gas near Glennallen in Alaska's Copper River basin, the company has re-e...

Pioneer gets multiple Oooguruk approvals 08/23/2009
Participating areas, multiphase meters approved; development drilling continues; WAG in Nuiqsut, waterflood in Kuparuk planned
Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska received multiple regulatory approvals for its Oooguruk field off Alaska's North Slope north of Kuparuk in late July. The field, which began producing last summer, rep...

Oil Patch Bits: Schlumberger lands two OTC technology awards 07/12/2009
Schlumberger said July 7 that it had landed two Offshore Technology Conference awards for its Schlumberger Subsea Surveillance subC-collar and subC-strip monitoring systems. Initiated by the OTC boar...