The Drilling Systems Automation Roadmap initiative is seeking joint industry project (JIP) funding to accelerate delivery of its first major report. The initiative, launched in June 2013 and affiliated with IADC, SPE and AUVSI ...

Automated closed-loop systems that are fed by downhole sensor packages may soon play a big role in Middle East drilling projects..

Keithville Well Drilling, a Louisiana-based drilling company, has purchased and accepted delivery of the Schramm T250XD, a land-based rig designed for shale drilling. The company plans to deploy the rig to...

A joint venture of GE and Ferus Natural Gas Fuels (Ferus NGF), along with Statoil plan to expand a pilot project to capture flare gas and use it to power up to six...

Understanding of human factors is growing in importance as the drilling industry pushes forward on automation. Industry experts have recognized this...

“Is the automation really making us safer?” If no one knows or can precisely describe what the automation is supposed to do…

Mobile offshore units (MOUs) are constructed using a component-based approach. This reduces the price to the vessel owner but obscures the quality status…

The drilling industry is on the cusp of big changes, with improved automation packages and new equipment designs emerging from manufacturers...

Automation consists of the use of control systems to manage processes, reducing the need for human intervention. There has been considerable progress made…

The drill site has physically evolved with the advent of horizontal drilling and multiwell pads. No longer is a rig confined to drilling a single well before having to rig down, move to another location and rig up again…