HOUSTON, May 1, 2006 - Schlumberger today announced the commercial availability of its new Quicksilver Probe* wireline sampling technology. This technology brings near contamination-free samples of ...

Formation testing and sampling tools with wireline (WFT) and formation pressures and sampling while-drilling (FPWD/FSWD) are widely used in exploration/appraisal and field development projects. During ...

HOUSTON - Schlumberger Oilfield Services today introduced the new PressureXpress* combinable reservoir pressure-while-logging service. This service provides formation pressure and fluid mobility data ...

While every effort is put forth before drilling begins to ensure a successful well, not every well hits hydrocarbons at a commercially productive level. Statistically, wildcat (or exploratory) wells ...

Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB) shares are trading higher on Wednesday. Today, the company announced a significant new contract with Petrobras (NYSE:PBR). The $800 million deal will see Schlumberger ...

Experience in 1999 during appraisal of the Peng Lai 19-3 field, off China, showed that a cased-hole formation tester has numerous benefits with few drawbacks. This concluding article of a two-part ...