Freudenberg labs target thermal cycling, HPHT, material properties, sour gas, product testing

Posted on 26 January 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Videos

Freudenberg Oil & Gas launched its newly constructed, 14,000-sq-ft material and products testing facility…

Petrofac begins water safety and survival training at NASA facility

Posted on 05 January 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, Videos

From outer space to offshore drilling rigs, workers in both industries are sharing common ground at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston…

Raspino, Rynd named IADC Contractor of the Year

Posted on 15 November 2011 in News, Videos

IADC presented two IADC Contractor of the Year awards this year to John Rynd of Hercules Offshore and Louis Raspino, who led Pride International prior to its…

Industry unites under SEMS Taskforce to implement new program

Posted on 08 November 2011 in Videos

SEMS rule marks new beginning in environmental, safety practices

Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, Features, November/December, Videos

Facing an impending deadline, companies from all corners of the industry capitalized on an unprecedented opportunity to help themselves reach a shared goal…

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…

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?

Minimizing uncertainty: Geosteering advances keep wellbores in sweet spot

Posted on 21 March 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, March/April, Videos

Deviated, ultra-deep and unconventional have become bywords of the complex and complicated nature of oil and gas drilling today. Underlying this new vernacular is another challenge…

Quantitative ranking system links fracturing fluid performance with environmental stewardship

Posted on 15 December 2010 in News, Videos

By qualifying fracturing systems and additives through a recognized third-party chemical evaluation process…

Next-generation workers: hungry for experience, eager to learn and ready to prove themselves

Posted on 08 November 2010 in 2010, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December, Videos

Contrary to what some industry veterans are worried about, young professionals today are not afraid of hard work…