Archive | 2012
From the Chairman: IADC seizing initiative to move forward
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
IADC’s key focus should be helping members improve performance…
Drilling Ahead: A brief history of China
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
More than 20 years ago, I helped host the first delegation from China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) to IADC…
Wirelines
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
IADC and the British Rig Owners Association (BROA) recently jointly responded to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006…
Drilling & Completion News
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Departments, September/October
Petrobras confirmed in August the presence of quality oil and gas in the BM-SEAL-10 block, in ultra-deepwaters in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The block is part of the SEAL-M-499 concession…
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Departments, September/October
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) completed the first full-scale deployment of critical well control equipment over the summer..
DEA 164: What does a next-gen ranging MWD look like?
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, September/October
The Drilling Engineering Association (DEA) continues to serve the industry as a key forum for learning about cutting-edge technologies and for forging alliances through joint…
Industry delves deeper into African frontier
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Features, Global and Regional Markets, September/October, The Offshore Frontier
On the world map, Africa commands a grand presence, with more than 50 countries that straddle a multitude of climates, terrains and cultures. Into the continent’s vast lands and open waters, the drilling industry continues cautiously to navigate and integrate its activity…
BOP testing facility focuses on robustness, reliability of components
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, September/October
As the industry continues to place new rigs into the market, the rippling effects on demand for BOPs and improved BOP technologies parallel the upward trend…
Hydraulic tensioning takes variance out of BOP installations
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Exclusive Video, September/October, Videos
Using such conventional methods to make flange connections in the field, especially to BOP installations, can be prone to safety risks – pinch points for fingers and hands, swinging hammers…
Automated rig built to enable operator’s ‘hands off’ philosophy
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, Onshore Advances, September/October
n the early 20th century, automation was not widely used in industrial work. This changed in 1947 when General Motors established an automation department…
Recent Drilling News
21 May 2013
Exclusive video: How leaders can achieve and sustain safety excellence
Leaders can achieve more in safety excellence by focusing on what they want employees to...
21 May 2013
Exclusive video with Marshall Adkins: Bearish on oil, relatively more bullish on natural gas
Marshall Adkins, managing director of Raymond James & Associates, speaks with...
21 May 2013
Marathon Oil: 3,000-plus wells possible in Eagle Ford acreage
Marathon Oil has determined that it may drill more than 3,000 wells in its Eagle...
21 May 2013
Noble Energy moves toward mixed fleet of LNG-dedicated, dual-fuel rigs
After a pilot program initiated in early 2011 to compare the use of LNG versus diesel to power...
21 May 2013
IADC chairman David Williams: Member participation integral to propel industry forward
IADC is devoting significant energy and focus to address the interests of its onshore members...