Archive | 2012
Well intervention tools: Pushing back time for aging wells
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Completing the Well, Global and Regional Markets, September/October
Technology advances address water influx, wellbore buildup, seek innovative methods to cut pipe, set cement plugs. As fields mature around the world, innovations in well intervention services have become increasingly important…
Waste handling under study for Chinese unconventional wells
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, September/October
Waste management plays an important role in delivering an environmentally sound well. If a project requires the operator to drill hundreds of deep development wells…
Efficient management system the foundation of strong HSE culture
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, September/October
There is a lot of discussion these days about HSE culture, but what does HSE culture really mean? Informally, it can be described as “the way we do…
New bits look beyond design at overall wellbore
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
In the wellbore, drill bits lead the way through formations to achieve longer wells more efficiently and quickly. The latest developments in drill bits share a common goal: optimize bit performance in the wellbore to save time and money…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Departments, July/August
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, a businessman and philanthropist whose business spanned multiple continents and industries, from Europe to North America, from the airline industry to oil and gas, died 16 April in Copenhagen at the age of 98…
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Guest Editorial: BSEE – Safety must permeate all levels
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, July/August
As anyone who works on the Outer Continental Shelf knows, offshore safety is everyone’s responsibility. Every company, every worker, every day. At this year’s Offshore Technology Conference, I unveiled…
Continuous circulation system keeps ECD steady on Kvitebjørn
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
To construct new wells and continue production, Statoil decided to include the Continuous Circulation System (CCS) on the Kvitebjørn field of the North Sea…
Lifting guide: Hoist safety tips every rigger, operator should know
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, July/August
All too often, hoisting-related accidents in North America could have been prevented simply by properly training operators on the operation, safe rigging, inspection and…
Industry maps smarter way to build wellbores
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Fifteen years after the first intelligent well system (IWS) was installed in Norway, the application is finally stepping out of its high-end niche and gaining broad recognition as the game-changer it was designed to be…
Industry LTI rate falls to record-low 0.34 in 2011, ISP data shows
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
The drilling industry’s worldwide lost-time incidence (LTI) rate dropped to a record low of 0.34 in 2011, an 11% improvement over the rate of 0.38 in 2010…
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...