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Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
Paradigm Oilfield Services has secured a $400,000 contract to supply equipment, including stabilizers and its dual-stage hole-opener called “The Beast,” for a drilling operation in…
Merged multilaterals system cuts time, risk
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Completing the Well, July/August
Inherent risks in component alignment and open-hole exposure time during conventional multilateral casing junction operations spurred the need for an innovative…
Guest editorial: Who broke this? The fine art of finger-pointing when a rig fails
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August, Videos
Driven by the natural desire to identify what went wrong, blame is the predisposition of our dysfunctional industry. Instead of being grounded in a model of continuous improvement, we structure our organizations around the protection of proven business models and motivate ourselves by successfully adjudicating blame…
JIP rethinks BOP leak detection for deepwater
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, July/August
To advance the technology of BOP leak detection through a software development initiative, operators, service providers and drilling contractors established…
Steel-body PDC bit targets shale drilling
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Many Marcellus operators drill the vertical sections of their horizontal wells using an air rig. Contractors are experienced in this technique, which has proven cost-effective in the northeastern US. When the kickoff point is reached…
Drilling mud solutions: Cracking the shale code
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
A trend afoot in the world of drilling fluids is further evidence of the importance of shale plays in North America today. Every shale play is not created equal; so it stands to reason that the ideal drilling mud solution needs to match the unique requirements of each play…
Multilateral completions on rise but still a niche
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Completing the Well, Features, July/August
Have multilateral completions finally come of age? Proven to maximize reservoir production, horizontal multilateral completions have witnessed growth in numbers and in complexity. However, while these completions have become more prevalent over the past decade, hurdles remain to widespread…
No longer niche: Expandables finally going mainstream
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Since they came onto the scene nearly 15 years ago as the game changers that were going to revolutionize drilling and completions, expandables are finally coming of age…
Drilling automation: Is resistance futile?
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August, The Efficient Rig, Videos
“Automation”: Say the word the right way with the right group of people in drilling circles, and it can almost come off as an obscenity. Drilling is an art, they say, with too many unpredictabilities. How can it be entrusted in the hands of a bunch of machines, computers and algorithms?
Nabors’ modular Rig 702 is Papua New Guinea-bound for ExxonMobil
Posted on 06 July 2011 in News, The Efficient Rig
Nabors International unveiled its new modular Rig 702, the first of two headed for Papua New Guinea (PNG) for a 900-day contract with options for…
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