May/June Archives - Èý•NÌåÓý /2018/mayjune-2018 Get the latest oil drilling news with Èý•NÌåÓý Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:53:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Casing, couplings manufacturers develop new materials, designs to keep pace with evolving demands in fracking long laterals /casing-couplings-manufacturers-develop-new-materials-designs-keep-pace-evolving-demands-fracking-long-laterals-46812 /casing-couplings-manufacturers-develop-new-materials-designs-keep-pace-evolving-demands-fracking-long-laterals-46812#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46812 Evolving horizontal well plans and frac designs are driving advances in the design of connections. Connections used today have to run through laterals that can be up to three or four miles, while under high pressures. That is leading to ongoing efforts to improve connection reliability...

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]]> /casing-couplings-manufacturers-develop-new-materials-designs-keep-pace-evolving-demands-fracking-long-laterals-46812/feed 0 46812 Planning, temporary mitigation critical for industry to effectively comply with revised API standards /planning-temporary-mitigation-critical-for-industry-to-effectively-comply-with-revised-api-standards-46576 /planning-temporary-mitigation-critical-for-industry-to-effectively-comply-with-revised-api-standards-46576#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46576 Over the past 18 months, there have been several revisions to the guidance, specifications and standards released by the American Petroleum Institute (API) relating to BOP and well control equipment (WCE). Previous industry incidents and issues prompted these revisions, as well as a more holistic approach to the design, inspection and traceability of this safety and environmentally critical equipment...

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]]> /planning-temporary-mitigation-critical-for-industry-to-effectively-comply-with-revised-api-standards-46576/feed 0 46576 Roles, scope of real-time operating centers, support technicians evolve within modern drilling ecosystem /roles-scope-of-real-time-operating-centers-support-technicians-evolve-within-modern-drilling-ecosystem-46582 /roles-scope-of-real-time-operating-centers-support-technicians-evolve-within-modern-drilling-ecosystem-46582#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46582 The wider use of robotics, remote controls, real-time remote monitoring systems, artificial intelligence and other techniques are setting new standards of performance. The culmination of these engineering and technological efforts have yielded highly efficient, advanced-technology rigs. However, how should we develop and manage the support systems to leverage this modern drilling technology? Do we have the people, processes, tools and infrastructure needed to successfully apply these technologies?...

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]]> /roles-scope-of-real-time-operating-centers-support-technicians-evolve-within-modern-drilling-ecosystem-46582/feed 0 46582 Offline operations in the Eagle Ford help Marathon Oil to reduce flat time on critical path of drilling rig /offline-operations-in-the-eagle-ford-help-marathon-oil-to-reduce-flat-time-on-critical-path-of-drilling-rig-46586 /offline-operations-in-the-eagle-ford-help-marathon-oil-to-reduce-flat-time-on-critical-path-of-drilling-rig-46586#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46586 The beauty of unconventional drilling in North America today is that it is highly repetitive, which gives operators the opportunity over and over again to optimize their processes. The flip side of that coin, however, is that progress is typically incremental because the entire business of North American onshore drilling is already so highly efficient...

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]]> /offline-operations-in-the-eagle-ford-help-marathon-oil-to-reduce-flat-time-on-critical-path-of-drilling-rig-46586/feed 0 46586 Oxy overcomes Delaware Basin challenges, doubles footage per day with advanced rigs, optimized well plans and drilling practices /oxy-overcomes-delaware-basin-challenges-doubles-footage-per-day-with-advanced-rigs-optimized-well-plans-and-drilling-practices-46589 /oxy-overcomes-delaware-basin-challenges-doubles-footage-per-day-with-advanced-rigs-optimized-well-plans-and-drilling-practices-46589#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46589 Adjustments in well design, drilling practices and fluid strategy have allowed Occidental Petroleum Corp (Oxy) to more than double its feet-per-day drilled in the New Mexico Delaware Basin over a five-year period from 2012 to 2017...

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]]> /oxy-overcomes-delaware-basin-challenges-doubles-footage-per-day-with-advanced-rigs-optimized-well-plans-and-drilling-practices-46589/feed 0 46589 Bonded composite reinforcement technology designed to replace hot work, reduce time, costs and hazards during FPSO repairs /bonded-composite-reinforcement-technology-designed-to-replace-hot-work-reduce-time-costs-and-hazards-during-fpso-repairs-46593 /bonded-composite-reinforcement-technology-designed-to-replace-hot-work-reduce-time-costs-and-hazards-during-fpso-repairs-46593#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46593 Many floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs) operating today were built as early as the 1970s. As these assets age, they experience corrosion on their hulls and decks, which necessitates in situ repairs as most FPSO do not go to drydock. Typically, hull and deck repairs require hot work, including grinding and welding, which can cause fire and explosion hazards and disrupt production...

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]]> /bonded-composite-reinforcement-technology-designed-to-replace-hot-work-reduce-time-costs-and-hazards-during-fpso-repairs-46593/feed 0 46593 Noble drives down completion time for Tamar 8 well by adopting new designs for temporary P&A, BHAs /noble-drives-down-completion-time-for-tamar-8-well-by-adopting-new-designs-for-temporary-pa-bhas-46597 /noble-drives-down-completion-time-for-tamar-8-well-by-adopting-new-designs-for-temporary-pa-bhas-46597#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46597 Since Noble Energy’s Tamar field offshore Israel was brought online in 2013, the natural gas produced from the field has provided 60% of Israel’s electricity. To continue meeting the country’s gas demand, Noble announced in 2016 that it would drill the Tamar 8 well. This provided Noble with an opportunity to optimize the well’s completion design and methodology...

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]]> /noble-drives-down-completion-time-for-tamar-8-well-by-adopting-new-designs-for-temporary-pa-bhas-46597/feed 0 46597 Noble, GE collaborate to create digital rigs that leverage predictive analytics and digital twins to take maintenance off the critical path /noble-ge-collaborate-to-create-digital-rigs-that-leverage-predictive-analytics-and-digital-twins-to-take-maintenance-off-the-critical-path-46600 /noble-ge-collaborate-to-create-digital-rigs-that-leverage-predictive-analytics-and-digital-twins-to-take-maintenance-off-the-critical-path-46600#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46600 To improve the efficiency of its asset management and operational productivity, Noble Corp announced in February that it had partnered with GE to outfit four of its high-specification rigs with an advanced data analytics system that can detect anomalies and potential failures weeks in advance. Seven key critical systems are now being monitored – the BOP system, power system, drawworks, mud pumps, top drive, thrusters and dynamic positioning system. Noble expects that it can achieve improved reliability and up to a 20% reduction in the maintenance spending on these systems as early as the second half of this year, according to Bernie Wolford, Senior VP Operations...

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]]> /noble-ge-collaborate-to-create-digital-rigs-that-leverage-predictive-analytics-and-digital-twins-to-take-maintenance-off-the-critical-path-46600/feed 0 46600 State of offshore rig market is all about rig supply – yet nobody knows how many offshore rigs there are in the market anymore /state-of-offshore-rig-market-is-all-about-rig-supply-yet-nobody-knows-how-many-offshore-rigs-there-are-in-the-market-anymore-46606 /state-of-offshore-rig-market-is-all-about-rig-supply-yet-nobody-knows-how-many-offshore-rigs-there-are-in-the-market-anymore-46606#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46606 What’s the state of the offshore rig market today? In four words, it’s not that bad. Sure, rig demand hasn’t risen as much as it was forecasted to do. When rigs do get drilling contracts, they don’t make much money. There are a lot of stacked rigs sitting around. There’s still a need for more contractor consolidation...

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]]> /state-of-offshore-rig-market-is-all-about-rig-supply-yet-nobody-knows-how-many-offshore-rigs-there-are-in-the-market-anymore-46606/feed 0 46606 Permian still dominates as onshore market tightens, rig rates rise /permian-still-dominates-as-onshore-market-tightens-rig-rates-rise-46635 /permian-still-dominates-as-onshore-market-tightens-rig-rates-rise-46635#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:02:28 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=46635 At the beginning of 2017, things were starting to look up for the North American onshore market. The rig count had been rising ever since it bottomed out in May of the previous year. It seemed like 2017 would be a year of recovery, and indeed it was...

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