HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY – Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering FAST Research Group / Energi Simulation Chair REF: EGIS2021-FAST SUPERVISORS: Professor Eric Mackay and Professor Ken Sorbie. The flow of fluids from subsurface rocks via wells can be hindered by the precipitation of mineral scales. Scale deposits – such as calcium carbonate and barium sulphate – cause production […]
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Oilfield Scale Management Workshop
Duarte Silva, Giulia Ness, Ken Sorbie, Mike Singleton and Eric Mackay delivered a half day workshop at the Hilton Treetops Hotel in Aberdeen on 29 January, introducing the key elements of the FAST7 JIP (April 2019 – March 2022) and FASTrac one-to-one studies, and presenting four case studies in which the FAST JIP and FASTrac […]
Prof. Kenneth S. Sorbie Receives Production and Operations Award from Society of Petroleum Engineers
Richardson, TX (11 October 2017) – The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently honored Prof. Kenneth S. Sorbie with the SPE Production and Operations Award at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held 9-11 October in San Antonio, TX. Sorbie is Professor at Heriot-Watt University. Sorbie is being recognized for his significant contributions to the […]
Society of Petroleum Engineers Award made to University Oilfield Production Expert
The 2017 North Sea Regional Award for Productions and Operations from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is this year awarded to Professor Eric Mackay of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE).