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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…
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,…
Kids find joy in oil and gas
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, Departments, May/June
“I never knew my Barbie came from petroleum,” the little girl wrote in amazed wonder. Likewise, the little boy…
Drilling and Completion News
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, March/April
Seadrill has signed a three-year contract with Chevron Thailand E&P for the T-12 tender rig, with a two-year option period. The contract is expected to commence in Q2 this year. T-12 will be the fifth such unit operating for Chevron…
Strategy, engagement, execution: 10 secrets to raise your company’s safety quotient
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, Drilling It Safely, March/April
What do great safety organizations do that others don’t? Drawing on our experience with hundreds of organizations around the world, we have identified 10 characteristics shared by great safety organizations. These…
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, March/April
A 40-stage open-hole completion has been successfully installed in the Williston Basin by Baker Hughes for Whiting Petroleum Corp, marking the most number of stages performed in a single lateral frac sleeve/packer…
Industry must engineer for simplicity, standardization
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
For those of us who work in the drilling business, we know that the industry’s image among the general public is a misrepresentation, that it doesn’t reflect the emphasis we put on safety or efforts…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, March/April
John Thorogood received the 2011 SPE Drilling Engineering Award on 2 March at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference in Amsterdam. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in, or contributions to, the advancement of the engineering discipline or field…
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