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Honghua developing new-generation shale-drilling rig, plans testing of frac pump
Posted on 23 May 2013 in News, Onshore Advances, OTC, The Efficient Rig
Honghua Group and its US subsidiary Honghua America are developing a next-generation onshore rig…
Noble Energy moves toward mixed fleet of LNG-dedicated, dual-fuel rigs
Posted on 21 May 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
After a pilot program initiated in early 2011 to compare the use of LNG versus diesel to power…
Caterpillar launches dynamic gas blending kit for well stimulation
Posted on 13 May 2013 in News, The Efficient Rig
Caterpillar Global Petroleum has developed a dynamic gas blending (DGB) retrofit kit for use on the Cat 3512C (HD) engine…
GE unveils BOP surface control system, condition monitoring/sensing for subsea at OTC
Posted on 08 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
A BOP surface control system and operator interface designed for deepwater drilling was among several technologies…
Triyards launches premium class HPHT jackup for water depths up to 400 ft
Posted on 06 May 2013 in News, OTC, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
With the launch of TDU-400 jackup, a new Premium Class 400 HPHT rig, Triyards Holdings Ltd. has become one of three…
Emissions regulations, lower-cost fuels drive advances in engine technology
Posted on 25 April 2013 in Drilling It Safely, News, The Efficient Rig
Increasing emissions regulations and access to low-cost fuels are driving innovations in engine manufacturing. Requirements set…
Schramm launches T500XD Telemast drill rigs
Posted on 26 March 2013 in News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Schramm has launched its T500XD Telemast 500,000 lb hoist capacity drill rig currently headed to the Marcellus and Utica shales…
Exclusive video: Drilling automation workshop features leading mining innovators
Posted on 05 March 2013 in IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Innovating While Drilling, The Efficient Rig, Videos, Videos - IADC/SPE Drilling Conference
Drilling Contractor associate editor Katherine Scott speaks with John de Wardt, president of De Wardt and Company, at the SPE/IADC Drilling Systems Automation symposium on 4 March, jointly held by the SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) and the IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Committee. The symposium preceded the 2013 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference [...]
Lessons from mining: Collection of real-time data key to step-change automation
Posted on 05 March 2013 in IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Innovating While Drilling, The Efficient Rig
The oil and gas industry is not alone in its journey to automate operations…
2013 SPE Drilling Engineering Award recipient Dupriest pushes for more engineering, less optimization
Posted on 05 March 2013 in IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Innovating While Drilling, The Efficient Rig
Specifically changing the way a job is done, rather than flawlessly executing the job the way it’s always been done, has led to…
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- White Star demonstrates quadraplex mud pump built with clean-sheet design
- Drilling automation: Is resistance futile?
