In this video with DC, Subodh Saxena, Senior Vice President at Nabors Drilling Solutions, explained how services integration is the next efficiency frontier...

At the 2019 IADC Annual General Meeting in Austin, Texas, on 9 November, Magellan Strategies’ CEO and Founder David Flaherty described the US political landscape heading into the 2020 presidential elections. DC spoke with him afterwards about what the most important issues are to American voters and more...

Being able to connect with others through similar and shared experience assists in bridging the gap for young professionals in the oil and gas industry, said Troy Ruths, Founder and CEO of Petro.ai, at the 2019 IADC Annual General Meeting in Austin, Texas. In this video with DC, Mr Ruths discusses his company’s “work hard, play hard” approach, the results achieved, how young professionals view the adoption of data and technologies like artificial intelligence into drilling operations. Watch the video for more information.

The US economy is strong, but warning signs are popping up, said John Murphy, Senior VP for International Policy at the US Chamber of Commerce, at the 2019 IADC Annual General Meeting in Austin, Texas. In this video with DC from the conference, Mr Murphy explains potential impacts from tariffs, issues of contention under the USMCA and more. Watch the video for more information.

Safety systems should be kept simple, and the same tools that grant personal safety can also provide process safety, said Kris Callen, The Callen Group. In this video with DC, Mr Callen discusses the findings from a study of safe and efficient operations...

The five S’s – sort, sequence, shine, standardize and sustain – can help with improving operations and achieving buy-in with the people doing the work, said Dr John Carrier. Watch the video for more information...

Drilling fast and maximizing rate of penetration is important, but to increase the value of the well, the industry may need to view drilling performance through a different lens, said John Clegg, Weatherford Drilling Fellow. Watch the video for more information...

The IADC ART Drilling Control Systems (DCS) Subcommittee has kicked off the Rig Sensor Stewardship initiative, which aims to formulate guidelines to ensure sensor and instrument performance. This is an important project due to the massive amounts of data the industry is generating and the need for accurate data to digitalize and automate, said Assaad Mohanna, Vice Chairman of the IADC ART DCS Subcommittee. In this video with DC at the 2019 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference in Amsterdam, Mr Mohanna explains the initiative’s relevance and scope, as well as how the guidelines relate to the work done by the API Subcommittee 8 and the Operators Group for Data Quality. Watch the video for more information.

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.