BP completes quad-lateral at OrionDrilling end of viscous equation appears solved; production of heavy oil still an issue because of sand produced with oil and well maintenance issues Kristen Nelson Petroleum News Editor-in-Chief
The viscous oil resource on Alaska’s North Slope — like the natural gas resource there — has been known for decades, but heavy oil has been as stranded as gas, stranded in the ground through lack of the technology and knowledge necessary to produce it.
BP Exploration (Alaska) has been working on wa....
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First tri-lateral in 2003 First level-three, quad-lateral well in world Facility limited Opportunity huge
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