While every effort is put forth before drilling begins to ensure a successful well, not every well hits hydrocarbons at a commercially productive level. Statistically, wildcat (or exploratory) wells ...

Experience in 1999 during appraisal of the Peng Lai 19-3 field, off China, showed that a cased-hole formation tester has numerous benefits with few drawbacks. This concluding article of a two-part ...

HOUSTON, May 1, 2006 - Schlumberger today announced the commercial availability of its new Quicksilver Probe* wireline sampling technology. This technology brings near contamination-free samples of ...

Overpressure is one of the most important factors for oil and gas charging in petroliferous basins. Research on overpressure evolution and its formation mechanisms is of great significance for ...