IADC has issued V2.0 of the DDR Plus for final comment, after receiving and considering wide-ranging input from across the industry over the past eight months since V1.0 was launched earlier this year...

Shelf Drilling has announced that it has received an award for a three-year contract for the Trident II jackup rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India. The planned start-up of operations is Q1 2020...

Equinor has been awarded exploration acreage in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. The new exploration permit, WA-542-P, has been awarded to Equinor as operator and 100% owner...

Forum Subsea Technologies’ latest remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the XLe Spirit, has successfully completed sea trials in Norway. The vehicle is the first of a new generation of electric observation class ROVs...

SIMMONS EDECO has announced that it has completed an onshore drilling campaign for a major oilfield services company in Mexico. The contract required SIMMONS EDECO to provide onshore drilling services on a field in the south of Mexico...

It may be hard to imagine, but CARBO’s new NANOMITE C ceramic microppant contains particles that are more than five times smaller than the smallest particles on 100 mesh frac sand. Watch the video for more information...

Gyrodata recently launched the Quest gyro-while-drilling (GWD) tool to help operators to mitigate the risk of collision in complex projects. Its solid-state sensor package means there is no impact from shock and vibration or magnetic interference, allowing for more accurate wellbore placement when drilling in challenging areas such as the Bakken, said Rob Shoup, Vice President Special Projects, Gyrodata, at the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference in Calgary, Canada, on 30 September. In this video with DC, Mr Shoup explains the potential for this tool to replace MWD, as well as initial field results. Watch the video for more information.

An emerging company called Nanoprecise Sci Corp recently won the People’s Choice and Rising Star Awards at the SPE’s Startup Village competition. Watch the video for more information...

Schlumberger has introduced the NeoSteer at-bit steerable system (ABSS) at the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference in Calgary, Canada. In this video with DC on 30 September, Ziad Akkaoui, Drilling and Measurements Product Champion, Schlumberger, discusses the capabilities and recent successes of the system. The new system improves horizontal well drilling performance by providing high-dogleg capability and increased rate of penetration in the curve and the lateral. It leverages digital technologies by combining the latest trajectory control algorithms, and machine-learning and data analytics to provide improved planning and execution performance. “The NeoSteer family is a real game-changer for the industry. We have combined cutting structures with steering systems, enabled through digital technology, to drill steeper curves, longer and straighter laterals,” ...

Halliburton announced that it was awarded an international license for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing technique for gravel pack completions. Hole stability and shale inhibition are keys to successful installation of open-hole completions...