ENERGY SPECIAL ISSUE

THIS 3D COMPUTER GRAPHIC SHOWS SEISMIC REFLECTIONS OFF OF A SUBSURFACE OIL RESERVOIR. THE DATA HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE RESERVOIR OVER TIME.

The Digital Oilfield

How ‘mud on the boots’ energy jobs have turned into high-tech work

PIPERS, DEVELOPED BY CALGARY-BASED INGU SOLUTIONS AND NOW BEING TESTED BY THE INTELLIGENT PIPELINE INTEGRITY PROGRAM OR iPIPE IN NORTH DAKOTA, ARE GOLFBALL-SIZED MONITORS THAT FIND PIPELINE LEAKS THROUGH BUILT-IN ACOUSTIC SENSORS. FOR MORE ON THIS AND OTHER ‘DIGITAL OILFIELD’ TECHNOLOGY, SEE PAGE 23.

IMAGE: INGU SOLUTIONS

Technology

THE DIGITAL OILFIELD EVEN ROUGHNECKS ON AN OIL RIG USE COMPUTERS TODAY, AS THE OIL-AND-GAS INDUSTRY BECOMES EVER MORE AUTOMATED AND HIGH-TECH

Energy

OPENING THE DOOR IF YOU’VE GOT THE WILL TO SEEK AN ENERGY JOB, AGENCIES, EMPLOYERS AND INSTITUTIONS WILL HELP YOU FIND THE WAY

Construction

MARKET CHALLENGE

LABOR SHORTAGES AND LAND COSTS KEEP OIL PATCH COMMUNITIES FROM GROWING AS FAST AS THEY OTHERWISE COULD

ON THE COVER:

AS DESCRIBED ON THE COVER, THIS 3D COMPUTER GRAPHIC SHOWS SEISMIC REFLECTIONS OFF OF A SUBSURFACE OIL RESERVOIR. IMAGE: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER