Archive | 2012
The ABC’s of RFID: physics, oilfield usage
Posted on 16 March 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
Non-military application of RFID gained momentum in the last 20 to 30 years as the availability of small, low-cost semiconductors (chips) for the tags became possible…
Wired pipe delineates safer drilling margins
Posted on 16 March 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
In the post-Macondo world, government agencies have promulgated significant new safety standards to ensure the safety of workers, environment and assets…
Rig design shift would put MPD at the ready
Posted on 16 March 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
The rocks being drilled today demand more than a better set of tools; they require a different approach to well construction. That change is occurring in the form of MPD…
Wirelines
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) has asked the European Commission to look to legislation in the form of a directive that would allow member states to adjust to local circumstances and align with existing regulatory frameworks…
Niobrara wells prove BHA for coiled tubing
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
A recent five-well drilling program in the Niobrara formation along the Colorado-Kansas border has demonstrated a new bottomhole assembly (BHA) for coiled-tubing drilling…
Riser failure study IDs well control weak links
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
A rig is drilling in heavy seas and the station-keeping system fails. The rig starts to drift. The riser emergency disconnect sequence is initiated, but due to a malfunction…
Real-time mapping keeps well in reservoir
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
An operator planned to drill a horizontal production well in a field offshore Brazil where surface seismic reflection data indicated the target sand reservoirs…
People, infrastructure challenge Brazil growth
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Features, Global and Regional Markets, March/April
The offshore drilling industry has seen exponential activity growth in Brazil, and it’s all about deepwater and the pre-salt. In particularly high demand is rig equipment that can go deeper…
CT finds niches in data retrieval, plug drill-out
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Features, March/April, The Efficient Rig
As one of the oilfield’s most flexible and versatile workhorses, coiled tubing continues to push the technology envelope with new applications in more sophisticated operations…
Self-removing EFDAs level stimulation access
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, March/April
The industry has made great strides to improve the well completion phase of today’s producing oil and gas wells. What used to be considered a unique operation has been…
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