Techniques and technology

Forward Well Control Techniques
GSM’s experience enabled the development of exclusive software to model a wild well, establish realistic alternatives, analyze the alternatives, develop the wild well control procedure, and implement the procedure.  Using this linear analytically engineered approach results in the most effective and efficient expeditious solution to even the most severe or complicated blowout.

Leader in Relief Well Technology
GSM is recognized as a leader in relief well technology and known for its in-depth knowledge of drilling. GSM uses this knowledge of drilling, directional drilling, and wild well control to design and implement relief well operations. GSM has successfully designed and supervised the deepest well bore intercept ever achieved.

Experience in Horizontal Drilling
GSM is recognized for engineering and drilling some of the first horizontal laterals in the U.S. GSM leverages the knowledge gained over many years of experience in horizontal drilling to assist customers in planning and executing the most challenging lateral wells. 

Drilling and Completions

Well Design
From shallow conventional wells to deepwater and HPHT - a full spectrum of experience designing conventional, unconventional, deepwater and HPHT, including geothermal.

High Angle Drilling
GSM is a leader in high-angle / horizontal drilling. GSM has repeatedly succeeded in designing and implementing the most effective and efficient drilling techniques and continues to meet new challenges.

Drilling Programs
GSM can provide proven expertise in evaluating, designing and  implementing drilling programs.

Well Completion
GSM is recognized globally for its knowledge and expertise in designing completion procedures to handle the most difficult deep HPHT conditions.

Verification of Well Design
GSM can provide in-depth reviews to verify design and to ensure adequate level of risk assessment – we provide full support for well design verification up to and including well control considerations.

RESERVOIR
​Engineering

Engineering Reports
GSM provides reservoir engineering reports tailored to the needs of our customers and has experience for the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, North and South Dakota, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountain States.  GSM is also capable of providing a full range of geological services.

Reservoir Engineering Service
  • Year-end reserve reports
  • Oil and gas property appraisal
  • Economic analysis 
  • Evaluation of current operations and remedial work
  • Pressure build-up and drawdown test evaluation
  • Well log analysis
  • Geological mapping, exploration and development

Audits and assessments

Evaluation of Proposed Projects
GSM has the capacity to provide our customers with the most reliable information at the inception of drilling and completion projects, including feasibility and economic studies, and geological evaluations.

Evaluation of Existing and Completed Projects
GSM regularly called upon to evaluate and assess practices and procedures on existing projects.  This may include evaluating and implementing changes in mode of operations, perform economic studies, and operational testing and evaluation of completed projects.

Rig Audits
GSM deploys around the world assisting operators with ensuring that rig operations meet specific standards.

Project Management

Management Representative
GSM can provide operational consulting and/or management of
projects and related operations.
Procurement
GSM can perform the administration and selection of services through competitive bidding, preparation of Approved Funding and Evaluation (AFE), evaluation and acquisition of equipment and project costs and scheduling.