Cementing: Taking in lessons learned

Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, CurrentFeatures, Features, Innovating While Drilling, March/April, Onshore Advances

Hydrocarbon production is a risky business, and nowhere is this more evident than in the deepest, darkest waters on the planet, where some of the brightest prospects for the future lie miles beneath the surface. High pressures and temperatures, extended laterals and unstable reservoirs are…

Harsh environments, extended drilling envelopes steer drill pipe evolution

Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, CurrentFeatures, Features, Innovating While Drilling, March/April

Just as wells have become longer and more complex, drill pipe is not what it used to be. Improved steel grades and connections for conventional pipe, advanced materials for extreme environments, wired drill pipe…

Latin America: Growth expected across the board

Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, CurrentFeatures, Features, Global and Regional Markets, March/April, The Offshore Frontier

Picture Latin America as a quilt. In unison, the pieces come together to form a vibrant and vast region, but separately, every patch tells a story all its own. “Each country has different needs and challenges regarding…

Environment and drilling: It’s not one or the other

Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, CurrentFeatures, Features, March/April

Like the path that has been taken to achieve safer operations, industry has come a long way in improving its environmental performance, taking incremental steps that are adding up to significant change…

IADC introduces the Red Thread

Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, CurrentFeatures, March/April

With president and CEO Stephen Colville at the helm, IADC recently introduced the Red Thread, an accordion-style document and HTML5 app that details how IADC will achieve its core goal of catalyzing improved performance for the drilling industry…