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How is LPG Made?What is the Production Process?
LPG is made during natural gas processing and oil refining. LPG is separated from unprocessed natural…
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What Can Be Made from One Barrel of Oil?
Oil gets a bad rap these days, but the stuff is actually quite incredible. Many…
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Storage, transport and regasification of LNG
Storage at the terminals and on LNG carriers is done in cryogenic tanks at atmospheric…
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New Crude Production Record in Sight as Permian Basin Comeback Continues
As oil prices break through multiyear highs, the heartland of US onshore activity is nearing…
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India plans to seek carbon emissions data linked to each LNG cargo
India will seek carbon emissions data linked to each cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG),…
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Norwegian Tech Deployments Show What 21st-Century Drilling Looks Like
The IADC/SPE Virtual International Drilling Conference held last week helped bolster the argument that if…
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New Joint Venture Targets Digital Integration for Well Construction
Intellilift has joined forces with deepwater rig contractor Transocean in a joint venture aimed at…
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ExxonMobil Testing the Next Step Total Drilling Automation on Land
International rig contractor Nabors Industries has drilled the first of three wells in the Permian…
Understanding Naphtha and Ethane Cracking Processes
Ethylene – because its molecules have very distinctive and useful chemical properties – is manufactured…
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Heavy weight drill pipe (HWDP)
Grant Prideco offers three types of heavy weight drill pipe: Standard, Tri-Spiral™, and Spiral-Wate™. Each…
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🛢️ First in Oil Production: How Early Commercial Oil Wells Changed the Energy Industry
The first commercial wells were more than historic drill sites. See how drilling, refining, transport, and markets built the modern oil industry—and what engineers can learn today. 🔧🌍🛢️
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🛢️ Why Reservoir Pressure Falls as Oil and Gas Are Produced
Production removes fluids, but pressure decline is more than an empty-space problem. See how gas, water, rock, drawdown, and injection shape recovery underground. 📉💧🫧
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🛢️ Why Oil Wells Produce Less Oil as They Age
An aging well is rarely just “running out.” Explore the pressure, water, gas, rock, and equipment changes that reduce oil rates—and what engineers diagnose first. 📉🔧🛢️
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🛢️ How AI-Powered Digital Oilfields Are Predicting Production Problems Before They Happen
See how digital oilfields connect well, facility, and maintenance data to catch weak warning signals early—without treating AI as a crystal ball. ⚙️🔍🧠
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🛢️ DIY: Build a Simple Reservoir Flow Model Using Bottles, Tubes, and Water
Build a safe bottle-and-tube model to see pressure drawdown, flow resistance, permeability analogies, and water support in action. Turn simple observations into engineering insight. 📈🧪🔍
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🛢️ How to Identify Early Signs of Production Decline in an Oil Well
A falling rate is only one clue. Learn how pressure, water cut, GOR, artificial lift, and surface constraints reveal what is really changing in a well. 🔧📊🛢️
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🤖 How AI Is Being Used to Predict Equipment Failures in Oil and Gas Operations
From pump cavitation to compressor instability, learn how AI turns sensor data into earlier maintenance decisions—without replacing engineering judgment. 🔧🛢️📊
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💧 Why Water Production Increases in Oil Wells and What Engineers Can Do About It
A rising water cut can signal aquifer advance, injection breakthrough, coning, or a well-integrity problem. Learn how engineers diagnose the source before choosing a fix. 💧🔧📊
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⚠️ What Causes Sudden Pressure Changes in Producing Oil and Gas Wells?
A sudden tubing, casing, or flowline pressure shift can signal anything from a choke change to liquid loading or an integrity concern. Learn the patterns worth checking first. 📈⚙️🔍
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🛢️ How Pressure Testing Helps Detect Well-Integrity Problems Early
A stable gauge is not the whole story. Learn how pressure tests reveal leaking barriers, misleading thermal effects, and hidden well-integrity risks before work begins. 🔧📈🦺