Autonomous directional drilling is not a new concept. Watch DC’s video with Mr Adams to learn about how H&P is deploying advanced drilling automation technologies in the Permian to improve consistency and performance, as well as key considerations in terms of automation’s impact on humans...

As the industry considers how to attract more talent, companies must reconsider how they respond to a downturn and the impact of cutting internship programs. In this video, Ms Ramirez discusses the value of IADC student chapter involvement and offers insights into millennials’ perspectives...

The current environment for offshore drilling contractors is unsustainable and, while there is a move toward a better market, improvement has proven slow in coming. In this video, Mr Kellock discusses his outlook for the offshore market. Watch the video for more information...

For standard operations, the right mindset is to always be prepared to invite inspection, not fear it. In this video, Mr Burnham speaks about the mentality of leaders to transmit leadership to crews with high turnover...

The United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement, coming before Congress this summer, will retain key provisions from NAFTA to protect the energy industry, said Liz Craddock, IADC Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, at the 2019 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition in Houston on 16 May. In this video, Mrs Craddock discusses legislative priorities and the success of the recently formed DRILLERSPAC and how to get involved.

With multi-employer scenarios commonplace in oil and gas, OSHA’s citation policy puts general contractors at risk of a citation even in instances where they do not have a direct hiring relationship with the secondary sub-contractor in violation. At the 2019 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition, Ken Bullock, a shareholder with Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, said the challenge will be how to minimize potential civil liability while complying with the Multi-Employer Citation Policy. In this video, Mr Bullock explains the policy and how it could impact the energy industry.

When it comes to current rig moves, accounting for 37% of incidents in 2018, there is room for safety and efficiency gains. Whether it is how the rig itself is designed, with added input from the trucking industry to improve the hauling of the equipment, or a system for maintaining both day and night crews to keep up with the 24-hour demand, there is opportunity to improve. Tom Halliday, VP of Operations at Aveda Transportation and Energy Services, spoke on a panel at the 2019 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition in Houston on 16 May. In this video, Mr Halliday discusses his greatest challenges as a rig mover, plans the IADC Rig Moving Committee has to draft best practices ...

With the late 2018 oil price drop, contractors and service companies have felt the impact as oil companies slowed their activity for 2019, particularly on the completions side. The outlook for 2019 includes slightly lower super-spec rig dayrates and some independent companies dropping a few rigs by year-end. Byron Pope, Managing Director with Tudor Pickering Holt & Co, spoke on a panel at the 2019 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition in Houston on 16 May. In this video, Mr Pope discusses the trend toward longer lateral lengths and other factors that may impact rig count stability in the coming year.

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has introduced the BlackBox High Frequency drilling dynamics tool, which samples dynamics data at 1500 Hz and load data at 100 Hz and records all high-speed data to its 8 GB memory. Because there is no need for downhole statistical down sampling, all data can be analyzed at surface for the entire run. DC spoke with Steve Berkman, NOV Vice President of North America Dynamic Drilling Solutions, at the 2019 OTC about how the new tool functions and why it’s particularly useful in batch drilling operations. Watch the video for more information.

Wild Well Control has launched its Introduction to Drilling e-learning course, designed to make entry-level well control training more accessible to all industry personnel...