Archive | Innovating While Drilling
‘Intelligent intervention’ matures into key piece of well automation puzzle
Posted on 17 July 2012 in Completing the Well, Innovating While Drilling, News
Many oil and gas wells are “smarter,” with more automated monitor and control capabilities than ever…
Industry must raise the bar in standards development to push drilling automation
Posted on 17 July 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, News
The shift toward automation isn’t likely to usher in a new generation of standards, but it will provide the drilling…
New bits look beyond design at overall wellbore
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
In the wellbore, drill bits lead the way through formations to achieve longer wells more efficiently and quickly. The latest developments in drill bits share a common goal: optimize bit performance in the wellbore to save time and money…
Continuous circulation system keeps ECD steady on Kvitebjørn
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
To construct new wells and continue production, Statoil decided to include the Continuous Circulation System (CCS) on the Kvitebjørn field of the North Sea…
Industry maps smarter way to build wellbores
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Fifteen years after the first intelligent well system (IWS) was installed in Norway, the application is finally stepping out of its high-end niche and gaining broad recognition as the game-changer it was designed to be…
Low-ECD fluid facilitates deepwater, high-angle GOM well
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Modern wellbore design continues to become more complex. Many wells designed today, especially deepwater wells, contain significant challenges to effective wellbore…
Dual-gradient system evaluation highlights key high-risk issues
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, July/August, The Offshore Frontier
This article provides an overview of the studied DGD system and equipment, as well as a hazard identification and risk assessment methodology…
Advanced oil-based, synthetic muds enable deeper, hotter wells
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Beyond the hardware required for today’s complex wells and state-of-the-art drilling and completion systems, advanced fluid technologies are keeping pace…
BP case study: MPD application supports HPHT exploration
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, July/August, The Offshore Frontier
Following successful implementation of managed pressure drilling (MPD) in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) wells drilled from jackups in the Eastern…
HPHT research heats up
Posted on 16 July 2012 in 2012, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
BP’s Project 20K among industry initiatives to push technologies beyond 20,000 psi, 400°F. What will production in subsea, ultra-deepwater fields look like in 10 years? That’s the multi-billion-dollar question as industry attempts to chart a course for those high stakes-arenas…
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