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New cementing method uses pipe movement to maximize displacement
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
Well cementing is one of the most critical steps of the well completion procedure. However, as the last step in well construction, cementing is sometimes not given the attention…
Steering capabilities broaden drilling with casing/liner applications
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
To drill conventionally or not to drill conventionally. As industry increasingly finds itself in depleted and unstable formations, reactive shale plays and…
Upfront planning, operational strategy key to MPD success
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Innovating While Drilling, March/April
Unlike underbalanced (UBD), managed pressure drilling (MPD) operations are sometimes “taken lightly” due to its nature of being slightly above or at balance…
Guest Editorial: Time is right for US to expand OCS access
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
Prices at the pump hit a record high in the US at the beginning of February and are expected to rise through spring. Most pundits claim that rising crude oil prices are to blame. At the same time, government and industry officials report that US oil and natural gas production is up, and they…
IADC updating Drilling Manual, Deepwater Well Control Guidelines
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
IADC has undertaken efforts to revitalize two of its flagship publications. The IADC Drilling Manual, the industry’s definitive operational drilling guide, and the Deepwater Well Control Guidelines are undergoing updates…
IADC kicks off technical pubs projects
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
The IADC Technical Publications Committee, under the leadership of committee chairman and industry veteran Dr Leon Robinson, is undertaking an effort to redesign and rewrite many of its offerings. Additionally, the committee will introduce…
Wirelines
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
ADC welcomed an agreement reached on 21 February between the European Parliament and the European Council on a proposal for oil and gas safety regulation…
Accident precursor program under development to prevent major hazards
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Drilling It Safely, March/April
It is rare for a major catastrophe to occur in isolation. Typically, major accidents are not caused by a single failure but by multiple failures occurring in sequence…
Trent Latshaw, Latshaw Drilling: Lessons learned in setbacks lead to greater success
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Departments, Exclusive Video, March/April, Recent Drilling News, Videos
Arriving in Alaska in 1971, just three years after the Prudhoe Bay discovery, Trent Latshaw, now president and owner of…
Improving well control calls for continuous evaluation of barriers
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Drilling It Safely, March/April
Traditional well control training teaches critical skills needed to recognize and prevent wellbore influx, such as recognizing pore pressure fluctuations…
Recent Drilling News
15 May 2013
BP commits to renewed focus on upstream oil and gas over next decade
Over the next decade, as much as 75% to 80% of BP's majority group capital expenditure will be spent in upstream...
15 May 2013
Statoil sanctions Julia development in GOM with ExxonMobil, pushes ahead with Logan
Pursuing further growth in its US offshore portfolio, Statoil has sanctioned its fourth field development in the Gulf of Mexico...
15 May 2013
Exclusive video: New composite wireline cable contains seven-conductor electrical core
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15 May 2013
PETRONAS: NOCs expand globally with increasing autonomy, financial strength
National oil companies (NOCs) continue to assume an increasingly meaningful role in the oil and gas industry...
15 May 2013
Different dual-gradient methods enable drilling in deepwater, depleted reservoirs
Dual-gradient technology continues to gain attention as an important solution to deepwater drilling and...