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Evolution of rig control systems key to continuous performance improvement

Sep 26, 2016

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Integration of more services into rig infrastructure could help improve operator performance

Sep 26, 2016

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Like NASA, drilling industry can use probabilistic risk assessments identify potential points of failure

Sep 26, 2016

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IADC Future Technology Subcommittee looking to spark new technology ideas

Sep 26, 2016

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Aramco CEO: Upstream industry needs to transform business model

Sep 26, 2016

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Tullow Oil completes drilling and testing of Cara prospect in license 636

Sep 16, 2016

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Remove the barriers to automated MPD to enable automated well control

Sep 14, 2016

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IADC Maintenance Committee seeking additional OEM partnerships

Sep 13, 2016

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QGOG simplifies fleet maintenance through ISO 14224 standardization

Sep 12, 2016

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Data from the IADC ISP show that of all the categories, as with previous years, the Floorman position suffers the largest percentage of Lost Time and Recordable injuries.

2015 ISP: Fatalities fall from 21 to 8; LTI, recordable incidence rates both down by approximately 20%

Aug 30, 2016

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Aug 30, 2016

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‘Keep It in the Ground’ advocates fail to recognize energy reality, industry advances

Aug 30, 2016

TGS and Schlumberger are commencing surveys in 306 blocks in the US GOM. Final processed data is expected to be available by early 2018.

D&C Tech Digest

Aug 30, 2016

Seadrill’s AOD II has been working for Saudi Aramco since 2013. The operator has extended the jackup’s contract through July 2019.

D&C News

Aug 30, 2016

National Oilwell Varco estimates the AboveView Hard Hat could increase workers’ upper peripheral vision by about 50%. The idea for the hat was hatched during a rig tour in 2009 when an NOV employee was climbing a ladder and bumped into a colleague above him, nearly causing both to fall from 20 ft above the ground.

HSE&T Corner: Hard hat uses transparent visor to increase workers’ peripheral vision

Aug 30, 2016

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Be a safety hero: Join the IADC HSE Case rewrite

Aug 30, 2016

The Brava Star, QGOG Constellation’s ultra-deepwater drillship, can drill in waters as deep as 12,000 ft. The rig was delivered from Samsung Heavy Industries in 2015.

Troubled Brazil works to open pre-salt, ease regulatory restrictions

Aug 30, 2016

Figure 4: Closed-loop drilling provides more accurate kick detection and reduces the frequency of false positives.

With BSEE Well Control Rule in force, it’s time to take another look at RFC-HSE variant of MPD

Aug 30, 2016

Figure 1: Data shows that most well control incidents are the result of human factors, such as misinterpretation of data, delayed response to abnormal well conditions, inexperience or physical fatigue. Exception-based monitoring of real-time data by remote operators can help reduce the risk of well control incidents resulting from human factors by increasing the operational awareness of drilling crews.

Exception-based remote monitoring incorporates intelligence to enable early detection of well control events

Aug 30, 2016

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In phase 2, BOP reliability database JIP to invite additional members, formalize collaborations based on failure and incident data collected

Aug 30, 2016

Tripping speeds for MHWirth’s QRT 4000 LS drilling riser system have been reported at up to 12 joints per hour. The company designed the system without high-strength bolts, which removes the risk for hydrogen-induced corrosion. Further, the spider and gimbal have been integrated into one unit without any critical welding. This reduces inspection requirements and increases the possibility to conduct maintenance and repair offshore.

Rig briefs: Robotic arm for automated pipe handling, 20,000-psi riser system, ergonomic driller’s station among industry innovations

Aug 30, 2016

Using Schlumberger’s drilling advisor service, drillers on Precision rigs receive real-time steering recommendations when drilling directional wells. So far, Precision Drilling has drilled two wells with this service, each with only one directional driller on the rig. For Precision’s turnkey operations, all directional driller expertise will eventually transition off site, with the driller following the instructions generated by the software and supported by the directional drillers in the remote operations center.

Remote directional drilling sets roadmap to industrialization

Aug 30, 2016

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Perspectives: Mark Campbell-Howes, Maersk Drilling: Drilling industry needs dedicated voice on process safety; guidelines forthcoming to drive implementation

Aug 30, 2016

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Enhanced well control course integrates technical training with simulator exercises, human factors

Aug 30, 2016

Tenaris recently opened a new service center in Thailand. It will supply major OCTG and Rig Direct services, providing 80,000 tons of chrome, carbon casing and tubing.

People, Companies & Products

Aug 26, 2016

This Liberty Oilfield Services frac fleet is operating in North Dakota’s Bakken. The company has been able to complete wells greater than 10,000-ft deep in this region using northern white sand and attributes this to significantly increasing the amount of sand pumped into wells.

Proppant demand: Operators save through locally sourced sands

Aug 26, 2016

Abel Esquivel stands next to a vehicle at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. Mr Esquivel was a petty officer first class in the US Navy and a veteran of the Gulf War era. His injuries, including single-sided deafness and a double lower spinal cord injury, ended his military career in 2005. He is now working as a proctor for IADC WellSharp tests.

IADC partners with Wounded Warrior Project to employ injured veterans for WellSharp proctoring

Aug 26, 2016

This screen shows the separation between the state of a component and the ability to function it. The state of Component 1 in this example is listed and is visually reinforced by the color and shape of the icons. The ability to control Component 1 remains independent of the state with persistent buttons for close, pause and open.

11 principles to guide HMI design for critical drilling equipment

Aug 26, 2016

Figure 1: Tight gas production from Argentina’s Neuquén Basin more than doubled between January 2014 and January 2016, according to Wood Mackenzie. The Lajas and Mulichinco formations were responsible for the bulk of tight gas production during this period. Overall, there are 11 tight developments under way in the basin, including Total’s drilling program in the Aguada Pichana block and YPF and Petrolera Pampa’s $150 million investment in the Rincón del Mangrullo block.

Shale, tight gas production from Argentina’s Neuquén Basin on the rise, while Venezuela suffers dramatic production declines

Aug 26, 2016

A mud building facility is part of a future phase at the R&D center that will offer parallel downhole testing off of the rig so mud tests and drilling can be done simultaneously.

R&D center built with integrated testing ability, serves as ‘incubator’ for next-generation technologies

Aug 25, 2016

At Maersk Training’s facility in Houston, simulator-based exercises incorporate practicing proper responses to alarms on a rig. Drillers, in particular, must deal with a high volume of alarms in their job, potentially making them susceptible to alarm blindness. This happens when users are inundated with so many alarms that they do not pay attention to the root cause of the alarms. Through the new alarm management guidelines, the IADC Drilling Control Systems Subcommittee aims to help drilling contractors assess alarm functionality, prioritization and management of change.

IADC developing guidelines for alarm management on rigs

Aug 19, 2016

Figure 1 provides an overview of a full rig OT system. All aspects of the system are built to execute the operational processes in drilling, completions and intervention.

Tailored, layered defense-in-depth strategy can help build cyber resilience into rig OT systems

Aug 19, 2016

Figure 2: The model-based approach to resolving field performance issues relates the input of a system to its corresponding output.

Model-based approach examines entire subsea BOP control system rather than address component failures with ‘band-aid’ solutions

Aug 19, 2016

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