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Quick response solutions for control, instrument and specialty cables. www.shawcor.com A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS International Edition Volume 70, Number 7 July 2010 CONTENTS Celebrating Over 50 Years of Trends, Tools, and Technology New opportunities, new standards with dual-sensor streamer ...............................54 An increasing catalogue of case studies demonstrates that the dual-sensor streamer enables more accurate reservoir description, and, reduces the dependence on well log data. This goes beyond the well-known survey effi ciency, signal penetration, and resolution improvements. Advances in visualization support innovative interpretation ...................................58 The world of volume interpretation and visualization is evolving with the advent of a new param- eter that exceeds the capabilities of traditional systems. While it has been possible to visualize pre-stack data for some time with some ingenious adaptations of a full multi-attribute 3D viewer, the azimuth component demands specifi c viewing techniques, as well as the support of tools such as illumination ray path features and attributes volumes. 36 DRILLING & COMPLETION Rig deliveries outpace demand, new orders fall .......................................................60 LATIN AMERICA New mobile offshore drilling rigs are being delivered into a market ill-suited at present to absorb new capacity, and some rigs are being delivered with no work prospects in hand. In conjunction, NOCs hold keys to hot pace new rig orders have fallen dramatically over the past year, according to data compiled by ODS- in Latin America ................................. 34 Petrodata. The waters of Latin America drive the region’s upstream oil and gas business, and the potential for more success suggests the area 2010 Worldwide MODU construction/upgrade survey ..............................................62 will continue to draw attention. How the area will develop depends upon the national oil Global deepwater drilling fl eet posts signifi cant growth fi gures .............................66 companies. The worldwide deepwater (4,000 ft [1,219 m] water depth and greater) rig fl eet has grown signifi cantly since 2008 when Offshore last presented its Worldwide Survey of Deepwater Drilling Geological similarities Rigs. The deepwater rig survey is conducted every other year, with a jackup survey published in with Brazil’s pre-salt alternate years. attract investments to Africa ............. 44 Available data today, mostly provided by 3D Solid expandables take operators seismic, oil and source rock geochemistry, to previously unreachable deepwater reserves ........................................................68 and 3D basin modeling reveals a close match More than 1,100 installations worldwide in myriad conditions – including over 115 in deepwater between the South American and West African – demonstrate the effectiveness of solid expandable systems in offshore programs. Expandable margin basins with respect to their pre-salt systems can be an advantage in challenging wells where lack of offset data and unknown forma- depositional sequences, including reservoir tions can disrupt the planned drilling program. and source facies of the pre-salt tectono-sedi- mentary sequences. Selecting, sizing, maintaining accumulators for BOPs .............................................70 Gushers may look great in fi lms like 2007’s There Will Be Blood, but like many of Hollywood’s GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS ideas, they are far better on the screen than in real life. Fortunately, drilling is much safer since 1922 when James Smither Abercrombie walked into Harry Cameron’s machine shop in Humble, Time-depth imaging Texas, and explained his idea for a ram-type blowout preventer. offshore India ......................................50 Prestack depth migration (PSDM) projects of regional lines and 3D surveys have a major ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, & INSTALLATION impact on exploration and development Rapid technological market changes pressure development projects offshore India because the technique of rules for specialized offshore well intervention vessels ......................................72 can reduce risks. PSDM can handle complex Increasing energy demand is pushing well intervention operators to develop new technologies structures and rapid vertical and lateral to improve access to subsea wells, creating a demand for more effi cient subsea well intervention changes in the velocity fi eld, so the resulting systems, including Riserless Light Well intervention (RLWI) units images can enhance interpretations compared to those based on the time processing results alone. Offshore (ISSN 0030-0608)