Archive | 2010
HSE system uses visual icons to help employees identify potential hazards, correct behaviors
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, January/February
Many companies use one system for hazard identification, one system for a job safety analysis/job hazard analysis (JSA/JHA) and still another system for behavioral…
Automation’s learning curve must be overcome
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Global and Regional Markets, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Critical D&C issues with Ed Kautz, Ensign Energy Services. Implementing automation technologies and equipment on land drilling rigs is still not universally accepted. Are you a believer in technology and automation? …
Geosteering advances put wells in the right spot
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, January/February
Critical D&C issues with Mike Williams, Schlumberger. If you look at the major finds that the industry has had over the last year, they are nearly all deepwater. There is no doubt deepwater has boomed and will continue to boom. If you look at the…
‘It’s all about working together and communicating’
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Departments, January/February
It should come as no surprise that Baker Hughes’ Rustom Mody is passionate about researching and developing high-tech solutions to the industry’s myriad completion and production problems. After all, he is the company’s vice president of technology for completions and production. …
Drilling Ahead: Once again, downturn has proven to be a good thing for technology
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February
Ever since the industry got rolled over by the monster how-low-will-it-go recession approximately 18 months ago, industry technology leaders have made various comments about how downturns can actually be a good thing for technological innovations. …
Top drives key to better jackup performance
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
Matt Ralls is president and CEO of Rowan Companies. He is also the 2010 IADC vice chairman. What do you see as some of the most critical technology challenges facing the drilling and completion industry today? Rowan is a jackup and…
D&C News
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Departments, January/February
Drilling and completion news …
Industry should embark on new safety evolution to encourage common values in the workplace
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, January/February
Before we can begin to discuss value-driven safety, we need to understand the history of the safety function as a discipline in the oil and gas industry and how it has…
2010 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference: ‘Tomorrow’s Workplace: The Essential Ingredients’
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Features, January/February
This industry is at a crossroads. With so much technology at our fingertips, companies can design and implement the most innovative tools for drilling…
HSE Corner: 6 steps to a comprehensive fall protection program
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, January/February
Falls while working at height are all too common; the greater tragedy is that each fall is preventable. Approximately 2.3 million work-related deaths worldwide occur annually, with the construction industry accounting for about 60,000 of them. Around the world, fall protection is moving up companies’’ safety agenda. …
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