Industry
Highlight:
Evaluating Low Resistivity Pay
Baker Atlas's 3D ExplorerTM Induction Logging Service improves
petrophysical evaluation of laminated, low-resistivity pay formations.
Incorporation of data from 3D measurements improves hydrocarbon saturation
analysis, which enables better quantification of producible zones. This helps
operators keep from underestimating, or even missing entirely, zones that are
economically producible.
DOE
Highlight:
On-Trend Waterflooding in the
Spraberry
On-trend water injection, rather than off-trend as normally employed, showed
promise in a 70-acre Spraberry pilot in West Texas, providing a fivefold
increase in recovery. This work, performed by Pioneer Natural Resources working
with Texas A&M in DOE's Class III program, led to a follow-on project within
DOE's PUMP (Preferred Upstream Management Practices) program to better
understand "why the success" when it seems counter-intuitive. Field location is
the Germania Unit, about six miles from the original pilot. Texas A&M and
Pioneer are working together in this $2 million project.
Federal Lands Access/Produced
Water Management Solicitation Now Open
Stripper Well Consortium
Seeks 2004 Proposals, Due From Members April 27, 2004
PTTC
Highlight:
Low Cost Software Fair
It's still not
too late to take advantage of the "Online Low Cost Software Fair" that PTTC's
Rocky Mountain Region has organized. Sandra Mark and her staff spent
considerable time finding low cost O&G software options, then organized that
information into 12 categories for users to quickly identify packages of
potential interest. For several of those products, low cost workshops have also
been scheduled in Golden. Consider attending on their merit alone, or combine
with a ski trip to the Rockies.
