Issue: June 2025
SPECIAL FOCUS: ARTIFICIAL LIFT
A recently introduced, boosted gas separator design that incorporates a new gas handler pump and gas separation system can be used with other advanced technologies to optimize ESP performance in gassy unconventional environments. This system improves lift efficiency, increases oil production and extends ESP service life.
The authors discuss how advanced electric submersible plunger pump (ESPP) solutions—featuring permanent magnet motors (PMMs) and linear PMM technologies—are tackling industry challenges, enhancing production across diverse applications, and supporting global sustainability objectives.
An innovative gas processor combines multiple technologies into a single unit, to increase the gas handling efficiency of ESPs in unconventional wells.
In this executive Q&A, Sercel-GRC’s Vice President of Marketing & International Sales describes how GRC has evolved from providing traditional data acquisition to integrated electronic systems to assist field operations. Along the way, the company has provided numerous innovations to the industry.
The transition from legacy vertical well mathematics to validated, deviated well algorithms represents more than a technical upgrade. It is a fundamental shift in how the industry approaches artificial lift optimization.
This article covers the challenges, advantages and deployment process for ultrahigh-speed ESPs in a field in Ecuador. This project obtained some advantages, including reduction in field assembly time, improved capability to deploy in more aggressive deviated wells, adaptable logistics, and successful flow handling.
COLUMNS
FEATURES
Within oil production, inhibitors—including wax depositions, hard scale, and corrosion—provide operators with challenging obstacles to consider and overcome. To maximize production, several techniques and solutions are available to optimize flow efficiency within a pipeline or wellbore.
Following the initial oil find in Block 30, offshore Mexico, Harbour Energy drilled.
Petralis Energy Resources deploys low-cost, advanced nanoparticle tracer technology to optimize decision-making for its mature assets in Anderson County, Texas. The simple, non-intrusive solution enabled precise, targeted remediation strategies, enhancing production efficiency and extending asset lifespan.
Maritime Developments Limited (MDL) is reinventing offshore SURF decommissioning with its Wheeled Horizontal Lay System (WHLS)—an innovative, portable solution that overcomes deepwater recovery challenges by reducing friction and tension through wheel-based design, enabling safer, more efficient and sustainable operations.
MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Op-Ed: Rigs and equipment matter, but it’s the people who make those operations happen. Now is not the time to pull back—the industry must double down on training, leadership development, and workforce readiness.
As Canada’s only active offshore oil and gas province, Newfoundland & Labrador has plenty of potential for additional reserves and development. The question is how much and how fast that potential can be realized.
