Archive | 2009
Prevention technology can help drilling, service rigs to minimize environmental footprint at the source
Posted on 15 November 2009 in 2009, Drilling It Safely, November/December
The oil and gas industry of today requires a social license to operate. As positive public perception diminishes, the industry must adapt to a higher…
Case studies: High-density elastic cements applied to solve HPHT challenges in South Texas
Posted on 15 November 2009 in 2009, Completing the Well, Innovating While Drilling, November/December
Well cementing operations in South Texas tend to present a number of challenges to those responsible for constructing oil and gas wells. For instance, the temperatures…
Wellbore re-entries and repairs: practical guidelines for cementing new casing inside existing casing
Posted on 13 November 2009 in 2009, Completing the Well, November/December
Whether a well is being re-entered after having been abandoned for some time or it simply needs to be repaired to be functional, many operators choose to cement…
Drilling Ahead: Cashing in on the enviro agenda, Greenbacks for green drilling?
Posted on 12 November 2009 in 2009, Focus Areas, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
Even as environmental agendas delay well permitting and cause other headaches, new opportunities may loom for “green” drilling. Two areas in particular present…
Perspectives: Not doing what’s always been done, but what’s better
Posted on 12 November 2009 in 2009, Focus Areas, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
As a young man growing up in Ghana in the ’70s, Chevron’s Graham Mensa-Wilmot remembers PetroCanada putting up an offshore drilling rig near the coast where…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 12 November 2009 in 2009, Focus Areas, November/December
John Meckert has assumed the role of vice president of services & rentals of Canrig Drilling Technology. Mr Meckert has been with the Nabors group of business…
HSE Corner: Pneumatic conveyance of drill cuttings may offer solution for sensitive, strictly regulated environments
Posted on 12 November 2009 in 2009, Drilling It Safely, Focus Areas, November/December
As environmental regulations get more stringent around the world, oil companies, drilling contractors and the service industry are working together to reduce chemical…
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 12 November 2009 in 2009, Focus Areas, Innovating While Drilling, News, November/December
BJ Services Company has successfully installed the first InjectSafe chemical injection system with DynaCoil capillary injection strings offshore in two wells in Europe…
Drilling & Completion News
Posted on 10 November 2009 in 2009, Focus Areas, Global and Regional Markets, November/December
Anadarko Petroleum has announced another successful appraisal well in the West Cape Three Points Block offshore Ghana. The Mahogany-4 well, the eastern-most…
News Cuttings
Posted on 10 November 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News, November/December
IADC president Dr Lee Hunt (right) presents a commemorative gift to Jens Hoffmark, Maersk Drilling USA vice president business development, at a meeting of the…
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