May/June Archives - 三昇体育 /2012/mayjune-2012 Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Tue, 28 May 2013 18:34:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Shale drilling reaps efficiency gains from MPD pressure control /shale-drilling-reaps-efficiency-gains-from-mpd-pressure-control-23264 /shale-drilling-reaps-efficiency-gains-from-mpd-pressure-control-23264#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 14:17:09 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=23264 Managed pressure drilling (MPD) techniques that are used to drill some of the world鈥檚 most extreme conventional wells also have the capability to significantly improve drilling efficiency in unconventional shales...

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]]> /shale-drilling-reaps-efficiency-gains-from-mpd-pressure-control-23264/feed 0 23264 Dashboard concept aims to facilitate diagnostics, decision-making on BOPs /dashboard-concept-aims-to-facilitate-diagnostics-decision-making-on-bops-15640 /dashboard-concept-aims-to-facilitate-diagnostics-decision-making-on-bops-15640#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:06 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15640 As every motorist knows, a vehicle鈥檚 dashboard is an important interface that alerts the driver of real-time changes regarding certain car engine 鈥渉ealth鈥 metrics and alerts...

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]]> /dashboard-concept-aims-to-facilitate-diagnostics-decision-making-on-bops-15640/feed 1 15640 Are we laggards in technology adoption? /are-we-laggards-in-technology-adoption-15667 /are-we-laggards-in-technology-adoption-15667#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:02 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15667 By Mike Killalea, editor & publisher We pride ourselves on innovation, but are actually laggards at technology adoption. “The oil and gas industry tends to have a technology adoption cycle of roughly 30 years from concept to 50% market penetration,” remarked Dustin Torkay, Seadrill, IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Committee vice chairman-Future Technology, adding that …

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]]> /are-we-laggards-in-technology-adoption-15667/feed 0 15667 Well depth extended in geothermal project using controlled pressure drilling /well-depth-extended-in-geothermal-project-using-controlled-pressure-drilling-15680 /well-depth-extended-in-geothermal-project-using-controlled-pressure-drilling-15680#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:55 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15680 Wells in the Kirchweidach geothermal project in Bavaria, Germany, and other offset wells in the area have faced problems such as severe mud losses and...

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]]> /well-depth-extended-in-geothermal-project-using-controlled-pressure-drilling-15680/feed 0 15680 Analyst: Numbers show that US is drilling its way to zero net oil imports /analyst-numbers-show-that-us-is-drilling-its-way-to-zero-net-oil-imports-15686 /analyst-numbers-show-that-us-is-drilling-its-way-to-zero-net-oil-imports-15686#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:50 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15686 Horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing are working hard for the industry, and the results are paying off. According to research by Raymond James and Associates...

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]]> /analyst-numbers-show-that-us-is-drilling-its-way-to-zero-net-oil-imports-15686/feed 0 15686 People, Companies & Products /people-companies-products-28-15156 /people-companies-products-28-15156#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:45 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15156 FMC to supply Petrobras with subsea equipment. FMC Technologies recently signed a four-year agreement with Petrobras for the supply of pre-salt subsea equipment. FMC鈥檚 total scope of supply could...

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]]> /people-companies-products-28-15156/feed 0 15156 The great migration to wet plays /the-great-migration-to-wet-plays-15685 /the-great-migration-to-wet-plays-15685#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:39 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15685 The paradigm has shifted. US land rigs that just two years ago were at work in prolific shale gas plays are on the move, delivering an oil and liquids boom that has yet to be fully quantified...

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]]> /the-great-migration-to-wet-plays-15685/feed 0 15685 Refining the grip on nature鈥檚 fine grains /refining-the-grip-on-natures-fine-grains-15705 /refining-the-grip-on-natures-fine-grains-15705#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:33 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15705 Drawing on proven methods and technologies, the latest developments in the realm of sand control strategically capitalize on and enhance what is known to work...

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]]> /refining-the-grip-on-natures-fine-grains-15705/feed 0 15705 Drilling & Completion News /drilling-completion-news-10-15848 /drilling-completion-news-10-15848#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:27 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15848 Latshaw Drilling Co recently added Rig 18 to its fleet. The rig is a 1,700-hp diesel-electric/SCR rig with a 500-ton AC top drive unit and is skiddable for multiwell pad drilling...

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]]> /drilling-completion-news-10-15848/feed 0 15848 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest /drilling-completion-tech-digest-10-15723 /drilling-completion-tech-digest-10-15723#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:23 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=15723 A single Ulterra polycrystalline diamond compact bit has drilled the entire intermediate section of the Tattoo field in Northwest Canada. An 8.5-in. (216-mm) U513M drilled both the vertical and...

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