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Explorer Article By Ken White

E&P Had Big Wins Despite Economy, Unrest

The way we were: 2011 was a busy year for the oil and gas industry – huge economic problems, yes, but a lot of great success stories.

Added on 01 January, 2012

Explorer Division Column DEG By David Vance

A Tale of Two CO2 Opportunities

The use of injected carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a process that was first used on Jan. 26, 1972, at the SACROC unit in Scurry County, Texas. Since then carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery in primary production zones has expanded across the Permian Basin in west Texas and eastern New Mexico, and to a more limited extent in Kansas, Mississippi, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Alaska and Pennsylvania – and in other countries.

Added on 01 December, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Nano Balls' Prop Shale Fractures

Nanotechnology is the field of science defined by the nanometer, which is the equivalent of one-billionth of a meter and appears poised to make a significant impact in the oil and gas industry, demonstrating that minuscule particles are suited for big jobs.

Added on 01 December, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Nanotech Research Making Strides

The three-year-old Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC) has a lofty goal to locate and extract the billions of barrels of potentially available petroleum supply remaining in place following conventional recovery.

Added on 01 December, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

New Modeling Technologies in the Pipeline

Downhole reservoir monitoring is a concept that’s generated a lot of buzz.

Added on 01 December, 2011

Explorer Division Column EMD By Stephen Testa

It's the Environment, Stupid

It’s a green energy world we currently live and work in, and regardless of the merits of coal, uranium, geothermal, gas shales – and the list goes on – what we have learned over the years, and notably over the past few years, is that environmental concerns can determine, more often than not, whether our profession and industry is successful or not.

Added on 01 November, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Strippers Get Respect

A consortium designed to provide support for stripper wells is actually providing new ideas for production and the creation of cost-effective technologies.

Added on 01 November, 2011