Oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies must perform one very important phase after drilling a well to its total depth. They need to prepare the well for production of oil or gas—in ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Advanced Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Resource Recovery, Environmental Stewardship, and Safety." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Role summary: A well completion engineer on offshore rigs leads the design and execution of the well’s final downhole hardware and fluids to safely transition from drilling to production or injection ...

Running extra-long intelligent bottomhole assemblies (BHAs) reduced rig time for completing wells in the ultradeepwater Independence project in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

A Perforation Erosion (PEER) Consortium is investigating perforation erosion in unconventional fracture limited-entry treatments. The consortium is led by NSI Technologies LLC (NSI) and brings ...

Bachelor’s in petroleum engineering; acceptable alternatives: mechanical, chemical, or materials engineering with oilfield electives. Master’s beneficial for HPHT/deepwater or research-heavy teams but ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Offshore Technologies in Practice." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation: Using Hydraulic Fracturing and ...