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Keep engineers engaged in horizontal well control, Flaherty urges
Posted on 06 March 2014 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, News
Horizontal drilling has been around for more than 25 years, yet the extent and intensity to which horizontal wells with extended lateral sections are being drilled today bring new…
Wintershall well complexity index helps assess risk, contingency planning
Posted on 06 March 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, News
An index defining a broad range of surface and subsurface well complexity parameters has been developed and implemented by German operator Wintershall to assess risk, cost…
Drilling with liner isolates depleted zone in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 06 March 2014 in Exclusive Video, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
In September 2013, Weatherford worked with its client to apply drilling with liner technology in a deepwater Gulf of Mexico well to isolate a depleted sand zone…
Systematic approach ensures drilling system synergy for deepwater drilling program
Posted on 06 March 2014 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, News, The Offshore Frontier
Pre-planning and offset well review were critical factors to a systematic approach taken to improve a deepwater drilling program in the Gulf of Mexico, Reisha Bouska, Project Manager…
ExxonMobil expects to start production from 10 projects in 2014
Posted on 05 March 2014 in News
ExxonMobil expects to start production at a record 10 major projects in 2014, adding new capacity of approximately 300,000 BOE per day and contributing to profitable production…
US President requests $204.6 million in 2015 budget for BSEE
Posted on 05 March 2014 in News
US President Barack Obama request $204.6 million for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for the fiscal year 2015 budget, a $2.0 million increase over…
BP to form separate business to manage assets onshore US
Posted on 05 March 2014 in News, Onshore Advances
BP has announced its intention to establish a separate business to manage its onshore oil and gas assets in the US Lower 48. The new business will operate separately from…
New GE tool offers real-time shock, vibration measurement
Posted on 05 March 2014 in Innovating While Drilling, News
GE has unveiled its Directive system, which adds real-time shock and vibration measurement capabilities to the company’s Tensor Directional Module, from its measurement while…
Maersk Oil to use Alcoa Aluminum Drill Pipe for well maintenance, abandonment
Posted on 05 March 2014 in Innovating While Drilling, News
Maersk Oil will use 10,000 ft of 5-in. Alcoa Aluminum Drill Pipe (AADP) in maintenance and abandonment operations, Alcoa Oil & Gas announced yesterday at the 2014 IADC/SPE…
Neveu, Minmier welcome attendees to 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference
Posted on 05 March 2014 in IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
The boom in unconventional oil and gas development across North America is responsible for the largest increase in oil and gas production in decades, Kevin Neveu, President…
Recent Drilling News
06 March 2014
OMV plans roll-out of real-time operations support workflow after success in Tunisia
A protocol for delivering real-time operations support for small-scale, geographically dispersed drilling campaigns is giving crews in far-flung fields easier access to...
06 March 2014
Baker Hughes’ AutoTrak Curve RSS drills 10 million ft in two years
Baker Hughes’ AutoTrak Curve rotary steerable system (RSS), launched two years ago at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, has drilled 10 million ft onshore North America...
06 March 2014
Streamlined procedures, intelligent rig design among keys to efficient rig move
A project to measure and improve land rig moves identified four key fundamentals and their integration as the path to efficient rig moves: streamlined procedures, intelligent...
06 March 2014
Exclusive video: IMax drill bits target hard, abrasive formations
Varel International launched the IMax series of diamond-impregnated drill bits this week at the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The IMax bit targets formations...
06 March 2014
S-shaped profile for relief wells may reduce risk of missing target well
Relief well planning has become a required safety measure for the drilling industry to ensure readiness in the event of a blowout. The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental...