The new Surface Automation suite from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) was recently tested on a three-well project in Oklahoma. The service allowed the operator to track drilling data from downhole tools in order to find optimal parameters...

Cyber risks are on the rise across the drilling industry. To help companies address these risks and protect critical drilling equipment, ABS recently released the first volume of the Guidance...

To meet operators’ requirements for higher pressures and longer pumping cycles in today’s hydraulic fracturing operations, Gardner Denver launched the Thunder Series frac pump at the 2016 OTC in Houston. The new pump operates with an 11-in. stroke length – 1 in. longer than standard stroke...

Although the downturn has severely strained many oilfield service companies’ budgets, some are using this time as an opportunity to grow. Germany-based Bentec, which is already established in Europe, Russia, North Africa and the Middle East, told DC that it is now entering the competitive North American...

When operators encounter kicks during deepwater drilling, circulating the kick out of the well can be a timely and costly operation. AFGlobal’s new Riser Gas Handling system addresses this challenge by allowing operators to control pressure discharge while...

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is reassuring the industry that it will have up to five years to comply with the more capital-intensive provisions of the Well Control Rule. In an interview with DC at the 2016 OTC in Houston on 4 May, Lars Herbst, Regional Director of the Gulf of Mexico for BSEE, said the agency is now working on implementing the rule...

Wild Well Control has developed the WellCONTAINED subsea containment system to aid operators in preventing, preparing for and responding to well control incidents. The system is rated for up to 15,000-psi shut-in pressure...

In July 2015, Baker Hughes launched the Integrity eXplorer wireline cement evaluation service to provide more accurate data on the quality of cement jobs. The data enables operators to make critical decisions that impact well integrity...

Riser gas events are not common, but they can occur suddenly and without warning, and they can have serious consequences. That’s why it’s critical to develop an action plan, Robert Ziegler, Global Director of Well Control Technology for Weatherford, said in a presentation...

Promoting the safe and efficient execution of underbalanced operations (UBO) and managed pressure drilling (MPD) continues to be the primary objective of the IADC UBO/MPD Committee. Committee Chairman Per Cato Berg, Leading MPD Advisor for Statoil, provided an update on the committee’s work over the past year...