It has previously been discussed how to make predictive asset maintenance a reality in the drilling industry (SPE/IADC 128865)...

Drilling wells in today’s complex oilfields bears little resemblance to the drilling operations of just a few decades ago. Fast-evolving technology has turned drilling into a sophisticated and scientific undertaking driven by the need for real-time data...

When Chesapeake Energy had the opportunity to be one of the first operators to test an automatic drilling system on a rig in Ohio’s promising Utica play earlier this year, the company took a forward-thinking view of what it might mean...

A decade ago, the oil and gas industry married horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to create the shale boom that has revolutionized the hydrocarbon landscape in North America and beyond. Since that step-change, operators and service companies have learned important...

Industry is placing more focus on solids control, recognizing that efficient solids control equipment provides an opportunity to cut costs associated with drilling fluid...

Efforts to achieve sophistication through simplicity are driving the latest developments at KEMTRON Technologies. With three solids control product updates due for commercialization...

Uruguay-based Parden Holding has awarded a contract to Keppel FELS to build a jackup for US $206 million...

LAGCOE recently announced winners of the 2013 Spotlight on New Technology awards for innovation and technological advancement...

With the implementation of the multipurpose tower (MPT) on Noble Drilling’s Noble Bully I and II in March and April 2012...

Wired drill pipe (WDP) technology has been described as a game-changer for the oil and gas industry due to its capacity to deliver high-resolution data...