The oil and gas industry of today requires a social license to operate. As positive public perception diminishes, the industry must adapt to a higher…
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Case studies: High-density elastic cements applied to solve HPHT challenges in South Texas
Well cementing operations in South Texas tend to present a number of challenges to those responsible for constructing oil and gas wells. For instance, the temperatures…
Read More »Wellbore re-entries and repairs: practical guidelines for cementing new casing inside existing casing
Whether a well is being re-entered after having been abandoned for some time or it simply needs to be repaired to be functional, many operators choose to cement…
Read More »Drilling Ahead: Cashing in on the enviro agenda, Greenbacks for green drilling?
Even as environmental agendas delay well permitting and cause other headaches, new opportunities may loom for “green” drilling. Two areas in particular present…
Read More »Perspectives: Not doing what’s always been done, but what’s better
As a young man growing up in Ghana in the ’70s, Chevron’s Graham Mensa-Wilmot remembers PetroCanada putting up an offshore drilling rig near the coast where…
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John Meckert has assumed the role of vice president of services & rentals of Canrig Drilling Technology. Mr Meckert has been with the Nabors group of business...
Read More »HSE Corner: Pneumatic conveyance of drill cuttings may offer solution for sensitive, strictly regulated environments
As environmental regulations get more stringent around the world, oil companies, drilling contractors and the service industry are working together to reduce chemical…
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BJ Services Company has successfully installed the first InjectSafe chemical injection system with DynaCoil capillary injection strings offshore in two wells in Europe…
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Anadarko Petroleum has announced another successful appraisal well in the West Cape Three Points Block offshore Ghana. The Mahogany-4 well, the eastern-most…
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IADC president Dr Lee Hunt (right) presents a commemorative gift to Jens Hoffmark, Maersk Drilling USA vice president business development, at a meeting of the...
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