Archive | 2008
Bioremediation project achieves drilling, environmental objectives onshore Bangladesh
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Chris West, Jim Hunt, Kevin Bowen, Chevron Bangladesh; Gary Cole, Greg McEwen, M-I SWACO A combination of demanding well objectives in a remote and environmentally sensitive area prompted Chevron Bangladesh to achieve their drilling objectives by using an all-encompassing, fully integrated drilling fluid and drilling waste treatment plan for the Moulavi Bazaar (MB) and [...]
Company initiatives show drilling industry is taking environmental commitment to heart
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor Being environmentally friendly is a great catch phrase, but it doesn’t mean much if companies and people don’t take that commitment to heart. This means not only making a commitment to protect the environment by using the best resources and programs available to reduce environmental hazards but also winning the [...]
Bigger coil sizes, hybrid rigs and RSS advances pushing CT Drilling to next level
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
Old ways may die hard, but in an era of declining, expensive and difficult-to-tap resources, new and unconventional methods of oil and gas exploration are challenging the status quo. Among innovations rising to the top of the wave is coiled tubing drilling, which, while not new, is evolving through recent advances in technology and design [...]
Abbot Group chairman looks ahead following $2 billion First Reserve deal
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Jeremy Cresswell, contributing editor Early March saw the completion of a $2 billion deal that took the UK’s Abbot Group off the London Stock Market and into private equity ownership through First Reserve, but with chairman Alasdair Locke and his management team still firmly in command. Mr Locke is regarded as a most skilful [...]
Weatherford sensors track vibration to increase ROP, temperature changes for early kick detection
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor Weatherford’s newest tool in its Hostile Environment Logging (HEL) MWD system is its True Vibration Monitor (TVM) sensor, which is focused on providing pertinent downhole information to monitor bit and BHA vibration, primarily lateral and axial vibration, as well as rpm. Drilling is all about moving energy from the rig [...]
Seismic while drilling keeps bit turning to right while acquiring key real-time data
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor Under development since 1988 and commercialized in 2003, the Schlumberger seismicVISION seismic-while-drilling service (SWD) enables operators to make seismic measurements during the drilling of the well. Operators can thus reduce uncertainty, optimize drilling decisions and improve safety. Previously, in most environments, this meant stopping the drilling process and running a [...]
PathFinder pushes temperature, pressure limits with Survivor series of MWD/LWD
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
Compared with other sensor measurement tools such as wireline logging, logging-while-drilling (LWD) tools must stay downhole for extended periods of time and are subject to high vibration. While ratings of 25,000 psi and 350ºF may not be considered HPHT for some drilling environments, they are generally categorized as high pressure, high temperature for LWD tools, [...]
Halliburton’s next-generation LWD sensors read faster, clearer deeper into formation
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
The InSite Generation, being launched by Halliburton’s Sperry Drilling Services, is a new generation of LWD sensors and applications that provide deeper reading, higher resolution measurements with faster telemetry and greater reliability, said Blaine Comeaux, Sperry global marketing manager. Advanced miniaturization techniques have been used with the InSite Generation to reduce the number of components [...]
INTEQ magnetic resonance LWD tool successfully measures T2 for the first time
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
By Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor Baker Hughes INTEQ’s MagTrak LWD tool provides a comprehensive range of magnetic resonance data for the operator, including formation porosity, bound and volume, free fluid volume, permeability, hydrocarbon detection and T1 and T2 distribution spectrums. Because the tool is based on magnetic resonance technology, it does not require a radioactive [...]
Advances in MWD, LWD, SWD continue to give drillers ever-clearer downhole pictures
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, March/April
For decades, the industry has been chasing the “look-ahead” dream – being able to see ahead of the bit as we drill. Whether that’s still an unfulfilled dream with current measurement-while-drilling (MWD), logging-while-drilling (LWD) and seismic-while-drilling (SWD) tools is up for debate. According to Schlumberger, its newest SWD tool, seismic-VISION, can send up to two [...]
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