March/April Archives - 三昇体育 /2013/marchapril-2013 Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Tue, 28 May 2013 21:48:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Drilling Ahead: Webinar on competency clarifies complex topic /webinar-on-competency-clarifies-complex-topic-21177 /webinar-on-competency-clarifies-complex-topic-21177#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21177 Technology is our industry鈥檚 defibrillator. Without it, we would have shared the same calamitous demise that befell blacksmiths and buggy makers. Unable to pursue any but the lowest-hanging fruit, we鈥檇 end up beating our rigs into plowshares...

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]]> /webinar-on-competency-clarifies-complex-topic-21177/feed 1 21177 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest /drilling-completion-tech-digest-14-21191 /drilling-completion-tech-digest-14-21191#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:25 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21191 Halliburton, Apache Corp and Caterpillar have developed dual-fuel technology to safely and efficiently power the pumping equipment used for fracturing treatments with a mixture of natural gas and diesel. With 12 pumps (24,000 hp), it is one of the largest dual-fuel projects in the industry...

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]]> /drilling-completion-tech-digest-14-21191/feed 0 21191 Cementing: Taking in lessons learned /cementing-taking-in-lessons-learned-21203 /cementing-taking-in-lessons-learned-21203#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:21 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21203 Hydrocarbon production is a risky business, and nowhere is this more evident than in the deepest, darkest waters on the planet, where some of the brightest prospects for the future lie miles beneath the surface. High pressures and temperatures, extended laterals and unstable reservoirs are...

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]]> /cementing-taking-in-lessons-learned-21203/feed 0 21203 Drilling & Completion News /drilling-completion-news-13-21183 /drilling-completion-news-13-21183#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:17 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21183 Keppel FELS has delivered the UMW Naga 4 jackup to UMW Oil & Gas five days ahead of schedule in February, on budget and with a perfect safety record...

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]]> /drilling-completion-news-13-21183/feed 0 21183 Plug locator system mitigates cement plug displacement risks /plug-locator-system-mitigates-cement-plug-displacement-risks-21240 /plug-locator-system-mitigates-cement-plug-displacement-risks-21240#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:14 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21240 The ongoing search for new oil and gas reserves continues to push the technical limits of well construction, as more complex wells are being drilled into increasingly remote...

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]]> /plug-locator-system-mitigates-cement-plug-displacement-risks-21240/feed 0 21240 Harsh environments, extended drilling envelopes steer drill pipe evolution /harsh-environments-extended-drilling-envelopes-steer-drill-pipe-evolution-21261 /harsh-environments-extended-drilling-envelopes-steer-drill-pipe-evolution-21261#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:05:09 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21261 Just as wells have become longer and more complex, drill pipe is not what it used to be. Improved steel grades and connections for conventional pipe, advanced materials for extreme environments, wired drill pipe...

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]]> /harsh-environments-extended-drilling-envelopes-steer-drill-pipe-evolution-21261/feed 2 21261 Latin America: Growth expected across the board /latin-america-growth-expected-across-the-board-21307 /latin-america-growth-expected-across-the-board-21307#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21307 Picture Latin America as a quilt. In unison, the pieces come together to form a vibrant and vast region, but separately, every patch tells a story all its own. 鈥淓ach country has different needs and challenges regarding...

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]]> /latin-america-growth-expected-across-the-board-21307/feed 0 21307 Logging data linked in real time mitigate drilling complications /logging-data-linked-in-real-time-mitigate-drilling-complications-21325 /logging-data-linked-in-real-time-mitigate-drilling-complications-21325#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:12 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=21325 he Brazilian petroleum industry has entered a new era of success exploiting shallow-water oil reserves in the Campos Basin, utilizing methods enhanced by advanced software...

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]]> /logging-data-linked-in-real-time-mitigate-drilling-complications-21325/feed 1 21325 IADC pushes forward on KSA project, calls for more industry participation /iadc-pushes-forward-on-ksa-project-calls-for-more-industry-participation-20900 /iadc-pushes-forward-on-ksa-project-calls-for-more-industry-participation-20900#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:08 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=20900 The IADC Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) project is well under way and headed toward completion later this year, with worldwide mapping of competence-based models already completed, Dr Brenda Kelly, IADC senior director of program development, said at the 2013 IADC HSE & Training Conference in Houston on 6 February. The work continues to focus on rig-based positions, Dr Kelly said, 鈥渂ut ultimately there is that vision on expanding to other third-party personnel who will be...

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]]> /iadc-pushes-forward-on-ksa-project-calls-for-more-industry-participation-20900/feed 0 20900 GOM deepwater well puts dual-gradient drilling on the map /gom-deepwater-well-puts-dual-gradient-drilling-on-the-map-20903 /gom-deepwater-well-puts-dual-gradient-drilling-on-the-map-20903#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:04:04 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=20903 IADC defines dual-gradient drilling (DGD) as a variation of managed pressure drilling that uses 鈥渢wo or more pressure gradients within selected sections to manage...

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