Archive | May/June
Unique use of HSE mentality gets results
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, May/June
“Making sure people are not harmed is how we do things in our workplaces” is the slogan consistently instilled into the minds of all personnel at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)…
HPHT completions: always a moving target
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Completing the Well, May/June
When it comes to pushing the envelope, the oil and gas industry has set a high bar for developing technologies that can transform seemingly unfathomable hurdles…
JIP aims to minimize environmental risks, coastal impact through technology
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, May/June
The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems program, managed by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), aims…
Dismantling our industry, rig by rig
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
Our industry has fought the Obama Administration in the judiciary, in congress and in the media. Yet, in defiance of federal court orders and repeated bipartisan requests…
News Cuttings
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
The IADC Contracts Committee has begun a thorough review of the IADC Offshore Daywork Drilling Contract – US in view of new regulatory requirements and operating practices in the Gulf of Mexico…
Plume modeling study quantifies risk of H2S release in exploration drilling
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Departments, May/June
With the increasing likelihood of exploration wells being located near population centers in the Middle East and elsewhere, an evaluation of the risk of an uncontrolled release of toxic gas reaching such a settlement needs to be quantified…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Departments, May/June
J Kent Wells will become president and CEO of MDU Resources Group’s natural gas and oil production business, Fidelity E&P…
Perspectives
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Departments, May/June
In an industry in which technology innovation is paramount, Dr Kristin Falk fits right in. “Developing new technologies and applying them in the field is my passion,…
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Departments, May/June
Transocean’s ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 has set what the company believes is a world record for the deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig of 10,194 ft while working for Reliance Industries offshore India…
Wirelines
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing to require all motor carriers that are currently required to maintain Records of Duty Status (RODS) for Hours of Service (HOS) recordkeeping…
Recent Drilling News
15 May 2013
BP commits to renewed focus on upstream oil and gas over next decade
Over the next decade, as much as 75% to 80% of BP's majority group capital expenditure will be spent in upstream...
15 May 2013
Statoil sanctions Julia development in GOM with ExxonMobil, pushes ahead with Logan
Pursuing further growth in its US offshore portfolio, Statoil has sanctioned its fourth field development in the Gulf of Mexico...
15 May 2013
Exclusive video: New composite wireline cable contains seven-conductor electrical core
Serko Sarian, telemetry and conveyance portfolio manager for Schlumberger, talks with Drilling Contractor...
15 May 2013
PETRONAS: NOCs expand globally with increasing autonomy, financial strength
National oil companies (NOCs) continue to assume an increasingly meaningful role in the oil and gas industry...
15 May 2013
Different dual-gradient methods enable drilling in deepwater, depleted reservoirs
Dual-gradient technology continues to gain attention as an important solution to deepwater drilling and...