Baker Hughes has launched a new deepwater multistage fracturing service, DEEPFRAC. It maximizes reservoir contact and simplifies operations for increased efficiency...

In terms of temperature stability and corrosion, tools have limitations, especially in extremely challenging drilling environments. Jothibasu Ramasamy...

The International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) evaluated two well control procedures using pressure-while-drilling (PWD) technology...

While some analysts are projecting a 40% shortfall in water supply by 2030, the oil and gas industry is doing what it does best – innovate. “You’re seeing a lot of technology innovation – using less water, recycling, reusing...

"Big data" is taking on a new role in industry, where companies are combining the findings from geology and geophysics with new data collected from advanced technologies...

In a recent 13-well program in the Eagle Ford, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) deployed its top drive control software, SoftSpeed II, to mitigate torsional vibration...

Compared with conventional cements, Baker Hughes’ all-liquid FoamSet system maintains a constant pressure to keep the water or gas in the formation and out of the cement...

The latest rotary steerable system (RSS) from Baker Hughes combines the benefits of a high-build RSS and advanced formation evaluation data. The AutoTrak eXact RSS was...

An operator in Kazakhstan recently saved six days by deploying Schlumberger’s StingBlade conical diamond element bit...

GeoSphere, Schlumberger’s new reservoir mapping-while-drilling service, optimizes well placement operations and steering capabilities with deep-directional...