Schlumberger opens technology center in Calgary
Posted: 3 December 2008
Schlumberger inaugurated a new oilfield technology center in Calgary, Alberta.
The center will work directly with oilfield technical teams and regional research facilities to help customers increase heavy oil production, reduce technical risk and minimize environmental footprint.
The Heavy Oil Regional Technology Center (RTC) will provide an environment where clients can work with Schlumberger geoscientists and petroleum engineers to solve key technical challenges associated with heavy oil recovery.
These research projects include geological and geophysical services, advanced well placement strategies, new formation evaluation and characterization techniques, and novel integrated completions and monitoring programs.
"The Heavy Oil RTC will act as a focal point for scientific and technological advancement in Canada by communicating regional customer needs to the worldwide research and development organization of Schlumberger," said Ken Havlinek, RTC center manager, Schlumberger.
"Client-specific problems can be fast-tracked to the right global experts, and solutions developed within a framework of local, integrated knowledge of heavy oil exploration and production processes."
The Heavy Oil center features a 3D visualization center, a high-performance computing cluster, a multi-use conference center, and an interactive collaboration space.
This is the seventh Schlumberger RTC to open and the second to focus on heavy oil.
Schlumberger RTCs specialize in addressing key issues in the drilling and production industry such as unconventional gas, gas condensates, carbonates and sub-basalt imaging.
Posted by Richard Price, Editor EnergyME.com
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