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 ...
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Drilling Rigs & Automation
NOV aims to deploy downhole-driven, closed-loop automation in Middle East in 2015
Automated closed-loop systems that are fed by downhole sensor packages may soon play a big role in Middle East drilling projects..
Read More »Keithville Well Drilling to deploy new Schramm rig to Haynesville
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...
Read More »Statoil, GE and Ferus Natural Gas Fuels expand flare gas solution in Bakken
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...
Read More »Human factors among key topics to be tackled at Drilling Systems Automation Workshop
Understanding of human factors is growing in importance as the drilling industry pushes forward on automation. Industry experts have recognized this...
Read More »SysML helps untangle software automation requirements on jackup
“Is the automation really making us safer?” If no one knows or can precisely describe what the automation is supposed to do…
Read More »Study: How effective are software testing methods on MOUs?
Mobile offshore units (MOUs) are constructed using a component-based approach. This reduces the price to the vessel owner but obscures the quality status…
Read More »Automation, software, mobility lead advances in drilling packages
The drilling industry is on the cusp of big changes, with improved automation packages and new equipment designs emerging from manufacturers...
Read More »Adaptive automation facilitates efficient, safe tripping operations
Automation consists of the use of control systems to manage processes, reducing the need for human intervention. There has been considerable progress made…
Read More »Drilling the distance
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…
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