Contributing in the Pre-Salt field development
We’re proud to announce one of our latest contracts regarding Pre-Salt field development. SimWorx is heading the “4Sal” (PETROBRAS) development. A numerical simulator that deals with the drilling mud and salt layer contact, mostly related with the salt layer dissolution caused by the drilling mud contact. Along with dissolution, there is also the creep phenomenon…
SimWorx is now ITASCA’s software agent in Brazil
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. is very pleased to announce the appointment of our new Brazilian software agent SimWorx, located in Campinas, Brazil. SimWorx has a solid foundation in numerical modeling, is very active in the Brazilian oil & gas market and plans to develop the rapidly expanding Brazilian civil engineering markets. Founded in…
Academic achievements – Oct/2014
We would like to congratulate our employee Fábio Luis Gea dos Santos for the conclusion of his masters in civil engineering at UNICAMP graduation program. The dissertation theme involved: “Study and automation of the loading rate influence in response on quasi-brittle fracture”, where it was partially presented in Pirenópolis GO at CILAMCE conference and soon…
Unconventional reservoirs using hydraulic fracturing
In April, the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) published a resolution (nº 21/2014) related to hydraulic fracturing activities in unconventional reservoirs. The regulatory was imposed in face of the necessity of establishing essential requirements and operational security and environment preservation standards in the country. Hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation technique that enhances well productivity…
SimWorx at COBRAMSEG
SimWorx is currently attending the most important event of the Brazilian geotechnical community. Surrounded by many geotechnical and participants from all over the world, this is the 60th anniversary of COBRAMSEG! Taking place in the period of 9-13 September 2014 in the city of Goiania, the conference is hosting 4 important events: • XVII Brazilian…
