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Real-time mapping keeps well in reservoir
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
An operator planned to drill a horizontal production well in a field offshore Brazil where surface seismic reflection data indicated the target sand reservoirs…
Perspectives: Gregers Kudsk, Maersk Drilling – Industry’s joint efforts lead to advances in technology
Posted on 15 March 2012 in 2012, March/April, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
At the forefront of advances in offshore drilling technologies, Gregers Kudsk, vice president and senior technical advisor for Maersk Drilling, pursues ideas from the beginning, even when the majority of people have yet to come on board. In the early stages of his career, he found himself working on technologies that would lead to improved rig efficiency and automation at a time when resources and knowledge were limited…
Marine Spill Response Corp completes Gulf of Mexico expansion program
Posted on 02 March 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, The Offshore Frontier
The Marine Spill Response Corp has completed its Gulf of Mexico program to respond to an oil spill incident…
Seadrill orders two new ultra-deepwater drillships for delivery in 2014
Posted on 27 February 2012 in News, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
Samsung Heavy Industries will build two new ultra-deepwater drillships for Seadrill under turnkey contracts…
Statoil’s Zafarani exploration well a success in East Africa
Posted on 24 February 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Statoil has encountered indications of natural gas in the Zafarani exploration well…
Case studies: Mitigating drilling hazards offshore Mexico, optimizing well architecture offshore California
Posted on 23 February 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
Weatherford International recently deployed its Total Depth well construction approach to deliver fit-for-purpose plans…
OTC to recognize Burkhardt, Perdido with 2012 Distinguished Achievement awards
Posted on 23 February 2012 in News, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
The Offshore Technology Conference will present its 2012 Distinguished Achievement awards on 29 April to…
MPD system facilitates top-hole drilling offshore Brazil
Posted on 31 January 2012 in News, The Offshore Frontier
AGR has completed its first Brazilian operation using the EC-Drill system, a managed pressure drilling technology based on the RMR system and…
MECO delivers water purification system for arctic conditions
Posted on 26 January 2012 in News, The Offshore Frontier
MECO has shipped a reverse osmosis plant system for drinking and process water purification to a major oil and gas company operating in the extreme Arctic…
North Sea horizontal wells employs open-hole, multi-stage fracturing system
Posted on 18 January 2012 in Completing the Well, News, The Offshore Frontier
Wintershall recently drilled and completed a multi-fractured horizontal well in the North Sea using an open-hole…
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