Archive | Innovating While Drilling
Asian drilling-intensive projects named finalists for IPTC award
Posted on 09 February 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances
Two landmark Asian development t projects with heavy drilling emphasis were recognized as finalists for the Excellence in Project Integration Award…
Stabil Drill’s Ghost Reamer tool for shale drilling eliminates wiper trips
Posted on 30 January 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News
Stabil Drill, a Superior Energy Services company, has introduced the Stabil Drill Ghost Reamer for…
Freudenberg labs target thermal cycling, HPHT, material properties, sour gas, product testing
Posted on 26 January 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Videos
Freudenberg Oil & Gas launched its newly constructed, 14,000-sq-ft material and products testing facility…
Woodside pushes total section depth to 6,250 ft using RMR, casing while drilling
Posted on 10 January 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
Woodside Petroleum reached a total section depth of 6,250 ft on an exploration well in Western Australia with the help…
Proposed JIP aims to define next generation of MWD directional tools in well-placement applications
Posted on 13 December 2011 in Innovating While Drilling, News
Directional MWD tools have seen few major improvements in the last 35 years, but a proposed Drilling Engineering…
STMZ frac-pack completion system proves value in ultra-deepwater GOM
Posted on 13 December 2011 in Completing the Well, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
A three-zone single-trip multi-zone frac-pack completion system was deployed successfully in the Lower Tertiary…
‘Factory drilling’ boosts ROP with automation
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Innovating While Drilling, November/December
Recent developments in drilling automation processes and software systems have been used to optimize performance in the Chicontepec field development…
High-strength pipe caters to Arctic drilling
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Innovating While Drilling, November/December
Extreme low temperatures and hostile drilling environments such as the Arctic are driving the industry to adapt their drilling programs and develop fit-for-purpose solutions…
Expandable liner hanger goes big in deep Gulf
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
When drilling offshore wells, wellbore casing strings larger than 13 5/8-in. typically are required to be “hung off” in the casing hanger at the wellhead…
Optimization: Taking a holistic approach
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Like motherhood and apple pie, drilling optimization is one of those things that everybody loves and no one can get enough of. Across the board, operators, drilling…
Recent News
21 February 2012
Colville succeeds Hunt as IADC president
Stephen A Colville has been appointed president of IADC, effective 1 March, following the retirement at the end of this month of Dr Lee Hunt...
21 February 2012
ExxonMobil hosts program to get young women interested in math, science
ExxonMobil Foundation is collaborating with National Engineers Week to present “Introduce a Girl to Engineering”...
16 February 2012
New wells push boundaries of Bivins Ranch area in Whittenburg Basin for Apache
Apache Corp has completed five of six initial vertical tests as oil producers in the Whittenburg Basin play...
14 February 2012
Industry pursues new strategies to enhance process safety management
Until recently, process safety management was seen as something that only plants and refineries had to worry...
14 February 2012
12 lives saved in F5 tornado proves value of Cactus Drilling emergency plan
Creating the plan started by recognizing opportunities where an emergency could affect the company’s crews...