Entries by Hussein Boffu

This is How To Drill Oil and Gas Well

          Now, during this lesson, we will see how to drill them.1. First of all, let’s see how to describe the subsurface characteristics, in order to plan the design of the future well and to define the phases of the drilling job.2. Then, we’ll describe the drilling system, and how the driller can manage the […]

Wentworth Resources Raises $7.6 Million To Finance Tanzania�s Mnazi Bay Developments

Wentworth Resources has announced that it has successfully raised gross proceeds of USD 7.6 million (GBP 4.9 million, NOK 59.7 million) with institutional investors and certain Directors and members of the Executive Management through a private placement of 15,412,269 new shares. The private placement saw no discount to market price with the new funds set […]

Orca contracts shallow-water rig for Songo Songo offshore Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Orca Exploration Group has started the first phase of the Songo Songo development program offshore Tanzania. This follows World Bank’s approval for International Finance Corp.’s (IFC) investment. Orca has entered into a drilling contract with Paragon Offshore for the use of its M826 mobile drilling workover rig and associated services […]

Schlumberger Introduces Depth Domain Inversion Services

Schlumberger petro-technical experts use the services to improve the reliability and consistency of seismic structural and quantitative interpretation in complex environments. “Conventional seismic inversion in the time domain introduces inconsistency between the seismic images and the rock properties, especially where there’s a significant overburden, such as subsalt,” said Maurice Nessim, president, Schlumberger PetroTechnical Services. “With […]

Orca contracts shallow-water rig for Songo Songo offshore Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Orca Exploration Group has started the first phase of the Songo Songo development program offshore Tanzania. This follows World Bank’s approval for International Finance Corp.’s (IFC) investment. Orca has entered into a drilling contract with Paragon Offshore for the use of its M826 mobile drilling workover rig and associated services […]

THESE ARE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

Industry activities include: 1.Exploration 2.Drilling 3.Field activities 4. Recovery – 3 stages (primary, secondary and enhanced oil recovery). The three stages of recovery may take 30 to 40 years to complete 5. Water disposal 6. Refining and marketing 7. Transportation 8. Expansion and contraction of plants, buildings and equipment 9. Preventive maintenance and safety 10. […]