SEPTEMBER 07, 2006

Industry Highlight: Schlumberger's Scanner Wireline Logging Tool Family; 3-D Imaging of Volumes Surrounding Borehole
A recent article in Hart's E&P outlined the capabilities of Schlumberger's new Scanner family of wireline logging tools. These tools provide a better 3-D volume image than existing tools. There are five members in the Scanner family: Sonic Scanner, MR Scanner, Rt Scanner, Isolation Scanner, and Flow Scanner.

DOE Highlight: 2006 Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap
Updated each year by DOE, areas highlighted within the 2006 Roadmap are:

• Regional Sequestration Partnerships are moving to validation phase in which they will conduct 25 field tests

• Pilot-scale tests and modeling of amine-based CO2 capture have shown that operating an amine stripper at vacuum can reduce energy used 5-10 percent per unit of CO2 captured

• Novel metal organic frameworks have shown significant potential as CO2 sorbents.

The focus may be on sequestration, but O&G producers value the captured CO2 for improved oil recovery.

PTTC Highlight: Midcontinent Oil & Gas Expo and Prospect Fair, Tue., Sep. 12 in Great Bend, Kansas

PTTC’s North Midcontinent Region will host the first ever “Midcontinent Oil & Gas Expo and Prospect Fair” at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center on Tuesday September 12, 2006 in Great Bend, Kansas. Admission is free to the public. There will be a variety of exhibits, including petroleum industry service company exhibits, outside exhibits, and prospects on display from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Technology presentations will be going on throughout the day. Buckeye Supply is sponsoring a free BBQ lunch at the Kansas Oil & Gas Museum from 11:00am - 1:00pm. This event, which provides an opportunity to interact with a large number of service companies and operators in a single setting, is being held in conjunction with the annual Western Kansas Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute (API) golf tournament that is scheduled for the next day, September 13, 2006.

Trivia Question: What capitol city in the US is surrounded by working oil wells?

Trivia Answer: Oklahoma City, capitol of Oklahoma. One of the wells was nicknamed the Petunia #1 because it was drilled in the middle of a flower bed.