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Suspending drilling is non-solution that will only beget more problems
Posted on 14 July 2010 in Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
Just a few weeks ago, as I was watching TV and flipping the channel back and forth between CNN’s endless coverage of the BP oil spill and the MTV Movie Awards…
D&C News
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, May/June
The Offshore Energy Center (OEC) is vigorously pursuing an initiative to bring the offshore industry to classrooms through its Mobile Offshore Learning Units (MOLU)…
Drilling Ahead: Balanced energy strategy beats demonizing natural gas
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
In the oil and gas business, most people adopt an evenly balanced approach to energy and the environment. The people I brush shoulders with don’t trumpet oil-and-gas solutions for every niggling energy problem…
D&C Tech Digest
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, May/June
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), using Rig KDC-41, has drilled what it believes to be the shallowest horizontal well ever drilled in Kuwait and the Middle East and with the shallowest kick-off point worldwide…
4 steps to assess, avoid musculoskeletal injury
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, May/June
Safety is an ongoing concern for our industry. From fire-resistant suits to protective eyewear and headgear, rig crews have access to a plethora of external protective equipment safety…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, May/June
Edward O “Coots” Matthews, co-founder of Boots & Coots passed away 31 March. He was 86 years old. “Boots & Coots recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and we owe a…
Perspectives: Jim Nicklos, Nicklos Drilling Company
Posted on 30 April 2010 in 2010, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
When asked what he remembered about the oil industry as a child, Jim Nicklos said, “There was always a water jug out there with only one cup, and for whatever reason, I don’t know why, that stuck in my mind.”
Perspectives: Dan Mueller, ConocoPhillips
Posted on 25 March 2010 in 2010, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
Cementing may be a small portion of the overall well construction cost, but its impact on the success or failure of a well is anything but, said Dan Mueller, cementing specialist for ConocoPhillips…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 25 March 2010 in 2010, Departments, March/April
BJ Services has introduced the GEMINI system, a range of combo tools that provides caliper, metal loss and mapping information in a single tool. Unlike conventional combo tools, the new system uses an active speed control…
HSE Corner: Competent water management system will improve drinking water quality, protect employee health
Posted on 25 March 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, March/April
There is an increasing awareness in the offshore drilling industry that safe and potable water is an important factor for good health onboard the rig. Many offshore platforms use bottled water for human consumption to ensure quality…
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