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NEWS
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bp Welcomes Shell Into Exploration Prospects In Brazil And Gulf Of America9/2/2026
bp and Shell have agreed terms for Shell to acquire a 50% stake in the Tupinambá exploration block in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in addition to a 30% stake in five leases containing the Conifer exploration prospect in the deepwater Gulf of America Paleogene.
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Indonesia Energy Discovers Oil At K-29 Well9/2/2026
Indonesia Energy Corporation (NYSE American: INDO) ("IEC"), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Indonesia, today announced that IEC has discovered good quality oil during testing operations at the newly drilled K-29 well at Kruh Block.
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Eni Signs Strategic Contract In Venezuela And Becomes Operator Of The Super Giant Junín-5 Oil Field9/2/2026
In the presence of the Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, during the visit to Venezuela by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and in the presence of the Venezuelan Minister of Hydrocarbons, Paula Henao, the Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned company PDVSA, Héctor Obregón, and Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi, Eni and PDVSA signed the “Contrato de Participación Productiva de Hidrocarburos” (CPPH) relating to the development of the Junín 5 giant oil field, located onshore in the Orinoco Belt.
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Subsea7 Awarded Contract Offshore US9/2/2026
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced a sizeable1 contract award from LLOG Exploration Company LLC (a subsidiary of Harbour Energy) for the Who Dat East development in the US Gulf.
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Santos Achieves Significant Milestone At Pikka Oil Project, Advancing Ramp-Up To Plateau Production9/2/2026
Santos today announced the successful commencement of seawater injection at the Nanushuk Drillsite-B (NDB) of the Pikka oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. On-specification water export from the seawater treatment plant began on 18 August, building inventory across the approximately 75-kilometre seawater pipeline connecting the Beaufort Sea to the Pikka project site.
WELL COMPLETION ABOUT DOCUMENT
Well Completion
Well completion is a process that takes place after a oil or gas well has been verified to be commercially viable. Well completion involves casing, temperature and pressure evaluation and equipment installation to allow gas or oil drilling. Completion therefore has to wait for formation testing after a design well depth has been established. The specific activities involved in well completion include; drill stem tests (DST), production casting, production tubing installation, production flow commencement and installation of beam pumping units.
Drill stem tests have to be conducted to determine production formation potential. The DST experts use appropriate tools lowered into the bottom of the drilling hole to establish the formation potential. Adjustments are made to the tool to establish if the pressure is sufficient for production. This process should be left to the professional crew as hazards such as getting stuck by the test tool in floor testing. Exposure to h2s and other gases as well as blowouts are other hazards that only professional crews know how to deal with.
Production tubing installation is the other process involved in well completion. Small diameter tubing is more preferred to the larger ones in mining. Using couplings, individual tubing is joined to form a tubing string. The tubing that is to be used in mining is made using power tongs. With the advancement in technology, tubing can be made in the form of a continuous coil.
The final step in well completion is the initial production flow. Brine or water is injected into the well to remove the drilling fluid. This should be enough to initiate the flowing of the well. In the event that the well fails to flow under such circumstances, unloading or high pressure gas injection might be necessary. Caution should be taken since blowouts might occur if the well pressures happen to be charged.