I n t e r n a t io n al
www.engineerlive.com
February 2014
I n t e r n a t io n al
Fracking Revolution Fuels shale gas debate
The need for agile communications
Exploring fibre rope solutions
6
Subsea Cables Environmentally neutral platform takes advantage of integrated fi bre optics
Jack-up-Rig Improving effi ciency and reliability for deep water drilling operations
The exploration, drilling and technological development of shale gas are fiercely contested topics.
See Page 32. Publisher
David Washington Editor
+44 (0)207 454 7183 Paul Boughton
Deputy Editor Sean Ottewell Design
Gill Harris +44 (0)207 454 7185
Production Director Christine Flaxman
Production Co-ordinator Lucy Gilroy
+44 (0)207 454 7186 +44 (0)207 454 7176
Business Manager John Abey
+44 (0)207 454 7171
Sales Manager Darren Ringer
Advertisement Executives Martin Fish
Owen Tomas Richard de Berry Roy Glasspool Peter Marpuri
Managing Director Mike Bishop
Setform’s international magazine for engineers is published monthly and distributed to senior engineers throughout the world.
Oil and Gas Engineering. Other issues focus on Process, Design, Energy, Chemical and Power.
SETFORM
Setform Limited, Europa House,
13-17 Ironmonger Row, London EC1V 3QG United Kingdom
Fax: +44-(0)20 7608 1600 Email:
mail@setform.com
Email:
mail@setform.com.au www.setform.com
Tel: +61 2 9477 3511 Fax: +61 2 9987 4909
45-47 Hunter Street, Hornsby NSW 2077 Australia
This issue concentrates on
47 Production • Processing • Handling 8 Batching crude and condensate 8 Fracking boosts oil flow in Russia
66 Instrumentation • Computing • Control 8 Unmanned operations – where control technology is key
8 Have you considered undertaking a moisture audit?
73 Health & Safety 8 Leak detector recognises ultrasound ‘fingerprints’ 8 Early detection of gas leaks is essential
79 Seismic Survey 8 Enhanced definition of near-surface layers
13 High Value Discoveries 15 Jack-Up Rig 19 Ultra Compact Coolers 25 Generating Extra Power
www.engineerlive.com
The publishers do not sponsor or otherwise support any substance or service advertised or mentioned in this book; nor is the publisher responsible for the accuracy of any statement in this publication. ©2014. The entire content of this publication is protected by copyright, full details of which are available from the publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
30 Walking the Torque 35 Offshore Living 50 Gas-to-Liquids 82 Advertisers’ Index
6 Exploration • Drilling • Field Services 8 Drilling programmes prosper on back of exploration investment
39 Communications/Telemetry 8 Wireless technology delivers track-and-trace 8 Remote communications for exploration and production
47 61 30 42
February 2014
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84