March, 2002
The new year is well underway now, and with it, plans for the upcoming
year. On tap for the PTTC in February is a co-sponsored workshop
on Wellbore Management Programs, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13,
in Artesia, New Mexico. PTTC Texas' Permian Basin region is our
co-sponsor on this workshop, and has helped put together an excellent
program for the day. In March, we will be having a Computer Applications
workshop in the same area, to help introduce our GO-TECH users and
others to some of the software that we have run across that may
make their lives easier as they go about the business of producing
oil and gas. Then, in May, we are going to the Four Corners Oil
and Gas Show, where we will be putting on a Corrosion Management
workshop. June will find us at the Southwest Section meeting of
the AAPG in Ruidoso, New Mexico. We hope to see some of our readers
at one or more of these events.
November and December saw the Southwest section PTTC participate
in three co-sponsored events, all in Midland, TX. In November, there
was a workshop on Field-Oriented Research Projects
For Independents which presented the results of several projects
funded through the U.S. DOE's Technology for Independents Program
and the Stripper Well Consortium. Several of these projects looked
to be of benefit to NM OIl and Gas producers. The PTTC participated
in the very successful CEED CO2 conference in early December. The
conference had nearly 200 registrants this year, and offered both
a short course and theme sessions and case studies. December 18
saw the PTTC at "Part B:" of the Horizontal Well Technology
Workshops held in Midland, Texas, on May 11.This workshop provided
an overview of the application, capabilities, and limitations of
modern horizontal and directional drilling. The program was very
fast-paced and informative. If there is sufficient interest, Mr.
Knoll, the presenter, has offered to put on a 5 day school such
as they usually offer to their major oil company clients.
NEWS BRIEFS
Petroleum Engineers Unveil New Web Site
The Society of Petroleum engineers has a new web site which hosts
a new industry specific search engine, content personalization, and
members-only email. One of the best aspects is that the site
"learns" from experience.
To see the site go to http://www.spe.org.
Schlumberger, Conoco Unite on Network Plan
Slumberger and Conoco have announced the signing of a 600.million
dollar contract to standardize and consolidate Conoco's global
information technology and infrastructure support services.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2002.
For more information, visit Schlumberger's web site at www.slb.com.
Plains All American Pipeline Will Expand
There are plans for a third expansion in the Cushing, Oklahoma
terminal. This expansion would add 1.1 million bbl of storage and will cost 11million. Work on the new expansion will start
in December.
Summarized from Oil and Gas Journal Jan, 28th 2002 issue.
"Plains All American Pipeline." p. 9.
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