DEA submits PDO for Norwegian Sea’s Dvalin field

DEA AG, Hamburg, has submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Dvalin field, previously known as Zidane field, to Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.  Source: News


Researchers test mud formulas for Turkey's Dadas shale

Two water-based mud (WBM) and one potassium-based mud (PBM) drilling fluid systems emerged as alternatives to non-aqueous based fluids (NAFs) in testing at the Silurian Dadas shale of southeast Turkey. Source: News


ICD-packer completion reduces water in China's Jidong oil field

Inflow control devices (ICDs) paired with oil-swellable packers often perform water control during well completions in unconsolidated reservoirs, but ICD-packer systems offer effective zonal isolation for only about 90 days. Source: News


BP: Production shut from Clair platform after oil release

BP PLC reported that the Clair platform, 75 km west of the Shetland Islands, has been taken offline after “a quantity of oil in water” was released into the North Sea during the morning of Oct. 2. Source: News


Ocean-bottom seismographs improve data resolution offshore Australia

Ocean-bottom seismic (OBS) has emerged in recent years as a mainstream offshore exploration technique. Operators have benefitted from supplementing conventional surveys with OBS data. AuScope Ltd. invested in a fleet of ocean-bottom seismographs (OBSs) that are maintained by Australia’s national geological survey to aid in mapping its offshore territories. Source: News