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Video: Aviation safety program encourages employees to voluntarily report safety issues
Since 2009, there have been no passenger fatalities on domestic airlines in the US, Ronny “Ronoo” Monsour, VP of Sales for Check-6, said. Mr Monsour also a pilot for...
Read More »Video: Evolving asset maintenance requires quality data, input
Asset reliability is a critical component to meeting business goals and expectations when it comes to safety, the environment and production. As the industry faces...
Read More »Collaboration among operator, contractor, service company provides MPD functionality to drillship
As operators face increasingly challenging reservoirs, conventional technologies are becoming inefficient in safely achieving well objectives on time and on budget. To address...
Read More »Wellbore displacement services integrate dimensions of hydraulics, chemistry, mechanics
In this exclusive video with DC, Gabe Little, Business Development Manager for M-I SWACO, explains how the SMART 3D Displacement services integrate hydraulics, chemistry and...
Read More »OSHA: Collaboration paves path to culture of safety
Dr David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, praised the onshore oil and gas industry for continuing to promote a culture of safety through collaboration. In this...
Read More »IADC UBO/MPD Committee developing operating guidelines for different types of MPD
One of the most significant initiatives being undertaken by the IADC Underbalanced Operations and Managed Pressure Drilling (UBO/MPD) Committee is to develop operating...
Read More »Exclusive video: 3D visualization capabilities aid zonal isolation
Pre-job planning based on a risk-based approach can help operators to ensure that zonal isolation is achieved in their wells. In this exclusive video from the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference...
Read More »Baker Hughes’ AutoTrak Curve RSS drills 10 million ft in two years
Baker Hughes’ AutoTrak Curve rotary steerable system (RSS), launched two years ago at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, has drilled 10 million ft onshore North America...
Read More »Exclusive video: IMax drill bits target hard, abrasive formations
Varel International launched the IMax series of diamond-impregnated drill bits this week at the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The IMax bit targets formations...
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