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Integrating risk management concepts into the drilling non-productive time

a sound technique to evaluate operational losses or wastes of many resources, including time. This paper presents an attempt to couple RM techniques with NPT philosophy together with other concepts ... professional development conference and exposition , Seattle, Washington, 11 - 14 June, ASSE- 06 -544E Pareto V , Page A ( 1971 ) Translation of manuale di economia politica “manual of political economy”, A.M

Shale gas: a step toward sustainable energy future

factors such as political matters, wars, social and economic aspects, and exploration techniques. Depending on the recoverable reserve (RR), production of shale gas entails different methods and with a ... prevailing in that particular region. As the administration introduces new policies, this can lead to political and economic turmoil. Therefore, widespread corruption, weak institutional and government support

Political economy of pension reforms: selected general issues and the Polish pension reform case

for their financing. In this paper I analyse selected political economy issues related to pension reforms, such as the worker-retiree conflict of interest, distribution by age of the costs of the loss ... in Poland, which actually was an implementation of a thoroughly new pension system. Its design is analysed and discussed from a political economy viewpoint. Furthermore, analysis of the Polish pension

Riser and well casing analysis during drift-off: a coupled solution in the time domain

casing during drift-off, additional calculations were performed with the inclusion of a Production Adapting Base (height = 2.22 m), using Philosophy 2. The tension used in these calculations was 1,600 kips ... % 7.3% 7.3% 7.1% 0.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 2.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 37 104 100 96 67 119 120 115 67 119 119 114 As it can be seen on Table 2, the results obtained with philosophy 1 (quasi-static

Paleoclimate quantitative reconstruction and characteristics of continental red beds: a case study of the lower fourth sub-member of Shahejie Formation in the Bonan Sag

relative’ (NLR) philosophy provides the fundamental methodology to describe climatic parameters based on fossil sporopollen data (Dhakal et al. 2022; Gibson et al. 2022; Mosbrugger and Utescher 1997

Application of artificial neural network models and random forest algorithm for estimation of fracture intensity from petrophysical data

the political border with Turkmenistan, around 180 km northeast of Mashhad city in Iran (Fig. 1). This field is situated in the Kopet Dagh Basin, and its neighboring field in Iran is Gonbadli Field and

Was the European oil industry prepared for the current global crisis?

Fig. 1. In the current geo-political context, like most major global economic players, the EU has had to adopt measures to reduce its dependence on oil imports, including from Russia. As a result, the ... produced locally. At EU level, dependency is 96% (Petrescu 2022) . Energy independence represents in the current geo-political context a strategic element that can ensure economic independence in the

The differential impact of employment in agriculture on wages for rural and non-rural Palestine

Statistics (PCBS). We estimate the wage equation for rural and non-rural workers controlling for structural, socioeconomic, and political factors. The results suggest that employment in agriculture lowers the ... refuge for workers whose employment is disrupted due to political unrest. The rural population makes up 17 % of the total Palestinian population, which accounts for almost three quarters of a million

Regional variation of the minimum wages in China

is influenced by political factors, such as competition of local officials. Jel codes: J3, E2 ... the minimum wage is heavily influenced by political factors. Such factors include voting, interest group pressure, and partisan ideology. Flinn (2011) , for example, documents the fierce political

Making sense of Arab labor markets: the enduring legacy of dualism

Arab labor markets that resulted from the use of labor markets by Arab regimes as tool of political appeasement in the context of “authoritarian bargain” social contracts. Even as fiscal crises have long ... political quiescence, if not loyalty (See Amin et al. 2012; Desai et al. 2009). By using labor markets as means to distribute rents and to buy political quiescence, Arab governments have essentially

Influence of top management commitment towards the effective implementation of TQM in Iraqi oil companies

several approaches to quality management, the most prominent of which has been TQM. According to Górny (2017) , TQM is considered to be both a philosophy and methodology for managing companies, it ... provides the overall concept that fosters continuous improvement in a company. Thus, it is more than a philosophy as it entails a methodological approach which draws on the strengths of statistical analysis

Energy efficiency and Jevons

external factors, such as the legal system and political risk. One of the factors affecting the ENC is the URB, as affirmed by the following empirical studies. Shahbaz et al. (2017 ) examine the long-term ... variables must be controlled, established due to the economic and social interaction present in the countries examined. This interaction between countries occurs due to globalization, political relations

Improvement of drilling quality using precision directional drilling technology

affiliations. Barnes M , Vargas C , Rueda F , Garoby J , Pacione M , Huppertz A ( 2001 ) Combination of straight hole drilling device, team philosophy and novel commercial arrangement improves drilling

Gender wage gap dynamics in a changing Ukraine

The period 2003–2007 was a period of economic and political changes for Ukraine. In 2005, following the Orange Revolution, the new government engaged in a series of economic reforms, among which was ... Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (ULMS) I explore the impact of these economic and political changes on the gender wage gap. Policies for gender equality seem to be responsible for at least part of

Well integrity management in mature fields: a state-of-the-art review on the system structure and maturity

are reviewed. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are drawn. Evolution of Well Integrity Definition Ramifications of Failure Philosophy of Well Life Cycle Well Integrity Management System (WIMS ... , implementation, data processing, data analysis, and data reporting systems to enhance organizational performance across the enterprise. Philosophy of WIM claims that all well containment barriers are always

The determinants of United Kingdom student visa demand from developing countries

UK. Political stability within developing countries and their formal human capital levels are also found to be important factors determining the volume of visas issued. JEL codes C23, F14, F22, I29 ... suggests a higher demand for visa applications from Muslim countries, from countries sharing a common language with the UK, and from countries geographically proximate to the UK. Political stability within

Feasibility study formulation for the applicability of rigless temporary ESPs

technology has reduced production downtime due to ESP failures; in addition to providing lowcost access to perform well interventions. This technology also enabled a proactive ESP-operating philosophy, i.e. to

A new desorption-induced permeability dynamic model and its application in primary coalbed methane recovery

maintained by the methan and tensile strength of the overburden across the reservoir and over time. A simplified model based on this philosophy was lately proposed that is complex in equation form but calls

Numerical modeling of robust production scenarios from shared oil reservoirs

A reservoir that has formed through millions of years of sedimentation almost never conforms to the established borderlines that define political entities or legal jurisdictions of neighboring