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OMV: Technology key to halving cost, doubling the number of wells drilled
Posted on 24 June 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances
From operations onshore Romania to offshore New Zealand, challenges come in all shapes and sizes for OMV E&P, but the Austrian-based operator is…
KCA Deutag wins land newbuild contract for Brunei Shell
Posted on 23 June 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has awarded a contract to KCA Deutag’s land division for the construction and operation of a newbuild land rig in Brunei. Bentec will manufacture…
Unit Drilling launches advanced-technology BOSS rig design
Posted on 04 June 2014 in Drilling Rigs & Automation, News, Onshore Advances
Unit Drilling has put the first of its newly designed BOSS rig, Rig 401, to work in the Texas Panhandle for Unit Petroleum. The 1,500-hp, AC-powered walking rig incorporates…
Record 92-sleeve fracturing operation completed in Eagle Ford
Posted on 30 May 2014 in Completing the Well, News, Onshore Advances
NCS Energy Services, an independent technology and services company specializing in multistage completions, has announced the completion of fracturing operations on an Eagle…
Honghua Group highlights natural gas solutions for shale-drilling industry
Posted on 28 May 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, OTC
Comparing the state of the Chinese shale gas industry today to the state of the US market back in 2005 to 2006, Honghua Group Chairman and CEO Zhang Mi said he believes…
Tullow: Shimela-1 well onshore Ethiopia encountered water-bearing reservoirs
Posted on 23 May 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
The Shimela-1 well in the South Omo Block onshore Ethiopia was drilled to test a prospect in a northwestern sub-basin of the vast Chew Bahir basin. The frontier wildcat well…
Lawler: Independents led US shale revolution, will play key role globally as well
Posted on 21 May 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
Under a new corporate strategy focused on financial discipline, Chesapeake Energy expects to stay at an operational level of approximately 60 to 80 rigs per day, CEO Doug…
Switching to bi-fuel: factors to be considered
Posted on 21 May 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, Videos
The drilling industry is increasingly turning to compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel solution on drilling sites. Significant savings are possible compared with diesel, but several factors…
Concho Resources: Horizontal drilling will continue to drive Permian Basin growth
Posted on 20 May 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
Under a growth plan called “2×3”, Concho Resources is expecting to ramp up its drilling activities in the Permian Basin in order to double its production by 2016. Further, most…
Schlumberger’s Seismic Guided Drilling predicts pore pressure ahead of bit
Posted on 13 May 2014 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances, OTC, The Offshore Frontier, Videos, Videos OTC
Using both surface seismic and logging-while-drilling data, Schlumberger’s Seismic Guided Drilling (SGD) provides a 3D look-ahead velocity model and reduces…
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