scholarly journals Benchmarking Characteristics of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Projects: Based On Interview Findings

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Ikpe ◽  
Jatinder Kumar ◽  
George Jergeas
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gravity Drainage ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Project Duration ◽  
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Total Project Cost ◽  
Total Project

SAGD is a relatively new method of oil extraction and recovery in Alberta oil and gas industry and the number of new SAGD plants in Alberta is expected to increase within this decade. The paper discusses the interviews finding of benchmarking characteristics of the SAGD projects. The research reviewed and analysed definition of capacity, main features, life cycle/ phases of SAGD projects and also major risks associated with it. A qualitative research methodology was employed in investigating the characteristics of SAGD projects. Interviews were conducted with industry practitioners, which contained open-ended questions. The result found the definition of capacity of SAGD projects is barrels/day and from the lifecycle of SAGD projects procurement/cosntruction phase is 75% of the total project cost while other phase in total constiutues the 25% of the total cost of the project. On the schedule prospective, procurement/construction phase constitute the 55% of the total project duration. This method has the potential to contribute to a reduction in cost and schedule overruns and improves SAGD project performance. It is concluded that the results of the study will help in achieving a higher rate of productivity in the Alberta oil and gas industry.

DECISION TYPE—A KEY TO REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 309 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.I. Mackie ◽  
S.H. Begg ◽  
C. Smith ◽  
M.B. Welsh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Real World ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Decision Making Under Uncertainty ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Decision Outcomes ◽  
Decision Type ◽  
Definition Of

Business underperformance in the upstream oil and gas industry, and the failure of many decisions to return expected results, has led to a growing interest over the past few years in understanding the impacts of decisionmaking tools and processes and their relationship to decision outcomes. A primary observation is that different decision types require different decision-making approaches to achieve optimal outcomes.Optimal decision making relies on understanding the types of decisions being made and tailoring the type of decision with the appropriate tools and processes. Yet the industry lacks both a definition of decision types and any guidelines as to what tools and processes should be used for what decisions types. We argue that maximising the chances of a good outcome in real-world decisions requires the implementation of such tailoring.

scholarly journals Corrosion Control, Prevention and Mitigation in Oil & Gas Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1568-1572
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Co2 Corrosion ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Material Choice ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Oil Gas

The impact of corrosion within the refining industry ends up in the failure of components. This failure leads to closing down the plant to scrub the corroded components. Additionally, corrosion normally causes serious environmental issues, namely spills and releases. A vital resource for all those that are concerned within the corrosion management of oil and gas infrastructure, corrosion management within the oil and gas industry provides engineers and designers with the tools and strategies to plan and implement comprehensive corrosion-management programs for oil and gas infrastructures. Control of corrosion is important for continuous production and evading the well control losses. Materials to be used in down hole have to meet certain characteristics to avoid corrosion and provide additional mechanical strenght. It is potential to determine a logical series of steps for material choice, incorporating analysis of the surroundings, corrosion rate calculations, and final material choice based on established limits. Several developments have taken place in refinement the calculation of CO2 corrosion rates. Moreover, the definition of bitter examination has been reviewed and a way wider evaluation of the relevance of varied established and new materials for various service conditions has been created.

The Shortfalls of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Act 2010 in Achieving Sustainable Development

2022 ◽  
pp. 264-278
Author(s):  
Manuchim Lawrence Adele
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter examines the impact that the concept of “sustainable development” in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has had and is likely to have upon the development of energy, resources, and economic growth in the future of Nigeria upon the focus and scope of energy, resource, and environmental law practice associated with that development. The chapter will adopt the definition of sustainable development as articulated in the Brundtland Report by the World Commission on Environment and Development. It will examine the legal status of Sections 10 and 12 of the Nigerian Oil Industry Content Development Act 2010 and its implication on international trade and sustainable development. The chapter argues that Sections 10 and 12 of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Act 2010 do not reflect the meaning and intention of the Brundtland's definition of sustainable development, which evinces normative values, values of equity, and justice for all.

The Role Dilemma of Safety Representatives in the UK Oil and Gas Industry

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-265
Author(s):  
Malcolm Spaven ◽  
Chris Wright
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Representative System ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Management Functions ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Union Activism

The tension is noted between trade union activism and involvement in employee participation schemes. It is shown why, in the United Kingdom's offshore oil and gas industry, a participation scheme—the safety representative system—may be expected to promote union activism in an industry which has resisted union encroachment. It is explained why and how safety representatives have, nevertheless, tended to deny unions a role in the system by reference to the conditions in which representatives acquire their definition of their function. This leads to a categorization of safety representative motivation and role performance and a clarification of how those definitions which associate the representative with management functions rather than union activism receive institutional support.

scholarly journals Analysis of buried pipelines laid under the pipelines operation, is subjected to operational loads

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudmila Muravieva ◽  
Igor Ovchinnikov
Keyword(s):  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Compressive Yield Strength ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Load Effects ◽  
Bending Loads ◽  
Definition Of

Today’s successful operation within the oil and gas industry is based on the triangle “Safety – Reliability – Profitability (Efficiency)”. It is of high importance to properly balance these different and sometimes opposite positions. The article describes the characteristics of the strength of the buried offshore pipeline. Pipe geometric imperfections as the cross section ovality, combined load effects as axial and bending loads superimposed to the external pressure, material properties as compressive yield strength in the circumferential direction and across the wall thickness etc., significantly interfere in the definition of the demanding, in such projects, minimum wall thickness requirements.

Evolution of the Australian fiscal landscape and its impact on oil and gas investments in Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Harold Payne ◽  
Janelle Manton
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Resource Rent ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

The oil and gas industry is among the most regulated and highly taxed sectors of the Australian economy. In recent times, the industry has been confronted with ongoing tax reforms that significantly impact the after-tax economics of projects. Examples include the introduction of the carbon pricing mechanism, the extension of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) to the onshore oil and gas sector, the decision in the Esso case impacting on PRRT taxpayers, amendments to R&D tax incentives and modifications to the taxation system affecting mobile employees. Although the Business Tax Working Group recently did not make any recommendations to broaden the tax base to fund a reduction in the company tax rate, the desire to undertake further reforms that may impact the sector remains. The year ahead will see implementation of further transfer pricing reforms, ongoing consultation and review regarding the definition of exploration expenditure, and increasing focus on corporate international tax reform in line with global trends. Any reform has the potential to have a material impact on the capital- and exploration-intensive oil and gas industry, which also relies heavily on capital funding from multinational investors. This extended abstract analyses the recent reforms and their impact on the oil and gas sector, provides an outlook of other relevant areas of potential fiscal change, and assesses what this might mean for the Australian oil and gas industry.

Vertaalwoordenlijst Op Het Gebied Van De Olie- En Gaswinning

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
Marjan de Jonge
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Group Type ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Compilation Process ◽  
Definition Of

The language of communication in the oil and gas industry is mainly English. This causes a communication problem for oil companies in countries where English is not the official language. Although a large part of English oil terminology has now been translated into Dutch, a considerable part is still being used in the original English forms. Under the authority of an oil company I compiled a basic bilingual wordlist for the oil and gas industry. Afterwards, it proved worthwhile to investigate to what extent this practical assignment fits in with the terminological knowledge of a translator. The compilation process was divided into seven phases, namely: 1. Formulation of the preconditions - target group - type of the wordlist - size (number of lemmas) - compilation time - budget 2. Definition of the field of study By means of a number of oil and gas publications and handbooks, a classification of the field of study was made. 3. Collection / evaluation of the material The wordlist was compiled on the basis of both bi- en monolingual publications and handbooks. 4. Selection The lemmas were selected both on the basis of their frequency in the texts and the expertise of the translator/compiler. 5. Verification The translations were verified by means of specialized dictionaries, handbooks, monolingual texts and lawbooks. Subsequently, the wordlist was divided into three catagories indicating the degree of reliability of the translation. 6. Lexical description In this phase, the layout of the entry was defined. 7. Presentation It was decided to present the entries in alpabetical order. It proved that, in practice, the compilation process was slightly different from the hypothetical, theoretical process, due to certain restrictions. We concluded, however, that the compilation process fits in well with terminological theories, taking into account the compiler's background and the restrictions.

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