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Exclusive video: The roots and future of hydraulic fracturing
Posted on 15 November 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Videos
Matt Blauch, director of product development at Nabors, talks about the history and future of hydraulic fracturing…
Exclusive video: 2012 IADC Contractor of the Year Gregers Kudsk
Posted on 13 November 2012 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News, Videos
2012 IADC Contractor of the Year Gregers Kudsk speaks with Drilling Contractor editorial coordinator Joanne Liou…
From the 2012 ATCE exhibit floor: Closed-loop drilling mitigates well control events
Posted on 11 October 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, Videos
Brian Grayson, Weatherford global manager of emerging technologies for drilling optimization services, speaks with Drilling Contractor…
From the 2012 ATCE exhibit floor: Closed-loop rotary steerable system built for unconventionals
Posted on 10 October 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Videos
Svein Steen, global product line manger for Baker Hughes, speaks with Drilling Contractor editorial coordinator Katherine Scott…
Exclusive video: Process safety should not be an HSE function?
Posted on 02 October 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, Videos
Vivek Bhatnagar, director of Phillip Townsend Associates, spoke with DC publisher/editor Mike Killalea at the 2012 IADC Drilling HSE Europe…
Bob Warren, Baclenna: Educational outreach required for the next generation
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, September/October, Videos
By Katherine Scott, editorial coordinator Promoting a positive message about the oil and gas industry is one of Bob Warren’s ongoing missions. The industry has to work harder to emphasize that this is a career destination with unlimited opportunities for people who are willing to work hard, said Mr Warren, president of Baclenna Inc, a [...]
Hydraulic tensioning takes variance out of BOP installations
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Exclusive Video, September/October, Videos
Using such conventional methods to make flange connections in the field, especially to BOP installations, can be prone to safety risks – pinch points for fingers and hands, swinging hammers…
Northward ho!
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Features, Global and Regional Markets, Onshore Advances, September/October, Videos
Less than a decade ago, Williston, North Dakota, was a mere dot on a map in a state associated with long, cold winters and the movie “Fargo.” Today, the town sits at the epicenter of the biggest oil boom to hit the Lower 48 in recent history. Thanks to significant oil production in the Williston Basin’s…
A shake-up in solids control: Industry looks beyond tradition
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Innovating While Drilling, September/October, Videos
Remove all doubt from the drilling process. That mantra is one of the key drivers behind Jason Norman’s mission to streamline and – ultimately – automate solids control, waste management and drilling fluids processing…
Exclusive video: Honghua Group taps shale gas, offshore rig markets
Posted on 09 August 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
DC editor and publisher Mike Killalea visited the headquarters of Honghua Group in Chengdu, China…
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