March/April Archives - 三昇体育 /2019/marchapril-2019 Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:30:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 North Sea HPHT case study: Monitoring of underreamer function status confirms in-gauge hole /north-sea-hpht-case-study-monitoring-of-underreamer-function-status-confirms-in-gauge-hole-51033 /north-sea-hpht-case-study-monitoring-of-underreamer-function-status-confirms-in-gauge-hole-51033#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:01 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51033 Monitoring system helps Total to improve certainty around underreamed hole diameter By Tom Huggett, National Oilwell Varco; Mohammad Alahmad and Oliver Eatough, Total Underreaming tools are frequently needed in challenging applications, such as to facilitate running expandable liners, but underreaming operations can frequently leave uncertainty on final hole diameter. National Oilwell Varco (NOV) developed the …

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]]> /north-sea-hpht-case-study-monitoring-of-underreamer-function-status-confirms-in-gauge-hole-51033/feed 0 51033 Intervention equipment, planning can mitigate complexities that come with multiwell pad spacing /intervention-equipment-planning-can-mitigate-complexities-that-come-with-multiwell-pad-spacing-51062 /intervention-equipment-planning-can-mitigate-complexities-that-come-with-multiwell-pad-spacing-51062#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:01 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51062 With high-density well spacing, additional considerations are needed around equipment placement and how one well affects other wells on the same pad By Joe Coleman and Cliff Meade, Wild Well Control An intervention operation on one well that goes poorly can affect adjacent wells and cause an even greater problem. Well spacing on multiwell pads …

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]]> /intervention-equipment-planning-can-mitigate-complexities-that-come-with-multiwell-pad-spacing-51062/feed 0 51062 Hybrid system taps benefits of both MPD, underbalanced drilling, opens new horizons in southern Pakistan /hybrid-system-taps-benefits-of-both-mpd-underbalanced-drilling-opens-new-horizons-in-southern-pakistan-51069 /hybrid-system-taps-benefits-of-both-mpd-underbalanced-drilling-opens-new-horizons-in-southern-pakistan-51069#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:01 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51069 Application of hybrid system allows operator to drill through, case off complicated sequence of formations without need for additional casing string By Qasim Ashraf, Weatherford International The northern Pothohar plateau of Pakistan is known to bear significant oil and gas reserves. Due to severe geological uncertainties, the area exhibits the most challenging drilling conditions in …

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]]> /hybrid-system-taps-benefits-of-both-mpd-underbalanced-drilling-opens-new-horizons-in-southern-pakistan-51069/feed 0 51069 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest /drilling-completion-tech-digest-38-51078 /drilling-completion-tech-digest-38-51078#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51078 Transocean set to upgrade 5 additional floating rigs with Automated Drilling Control systems Transocean has entered into an agreement with Equinor to license and install Automated Drilling Control (ADC) systems on four high-specification, harsh-environment rigs on contract in Norway and a fifth semisubmersible that is expected to commence operations in the Norwegian sea this summer. …

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]]> /drilling-completion-tech-digest-38-51078/feed 0 51078 News Cuttings /news-cuttings-65-51082 /news-cuttings-65-51082#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51082 IADC WellSharp Plus to integrate human factors into technical well control training IADC is preparing to launch WellSharp Plus, a new accreditation program that fully integrates human factors (i.e., crew resource management) into technical well control training and specifically targets experienced personnel. The primary goals of this new program are to reduce the potential for …

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]]> /news-cuttings-65-51082/feed 0 51082 Well maintained /well-maintained-51031 /well-maintained-51031#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51031 Automated, integrated equipment, more powerful diagnostics and wireline renaissance boost intervention efficiency By Katie Mazerov, Contributing Editor As sure as the sun rises and sets each day, all oil and gas wells will, at some point, need an intervention to maintain or boost production. From basic drill-out and cleanout operations using wireline, coiled tubing or …

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]]> /well-maintained-51031/feed 0 51031 Drilling & Completion News /drilling-completion-news-39-51084 /drilling-completion-news-39-51084#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51084 Noble to buy newbuild jackup to work for Aramco Noble Corp has exercised an option for the purchase of a second newbuild Gusto MSC CJ46 design jackup from PaxOcean for $83.75 million. Like the Noble Johnny Whitstine jackup, which was purchased in September 2018 in connection with a Saudi Aramco contract, this newbuild, to be …

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]]> /drilling-completion-news-39-51084/feed 0 51084 Killalea retires from IADC with legacy of leadership and innovation /killalea-retires-from-iadc-with-legacy-of-leadership-and-innovation-51032 /killalea-retires-from-iadc-with-legacy-of-leadership-and-innovation-51032#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51032 Achievements over 28 years include pioneering of World Drilling, ART Committee and leadership of 三昇体育 magazine, multimedia growth By Sarah Junek, Associate Editor After 28 years with IADC, Mike Killalea is retiring in March, leaving a legacy of mentorship and innovation. Mr Killalea joined the association in 1991 as Associate Editor of 三昇体育 …

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]]> /killalea-retires-from-iadc-with-legacy-of-leadership-and-innovation-51032/feed 0 51032 Industry must commit to next generation just as it鈥檚 committed to innovation, safety /industry-must-commit-to-next-generation-just-as-its-committed-to-innovation-safety-51056 /industry-must-commit-to-next-generation-just-as-its-committed-to-innovation-safety-51056#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51056 By Jason McFarland, IADC President The beginning of the year represents a fresh start, a time to reflect on where we have been and where we are going. At IADC, this is exactly the approach that we take at the start of each new year; constantly evaluating what we offer to our members to ensure …

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]]> /industry-must-commit-to-next-generation-just-as-its-committed-to-innovation-safety-51056/feed 0 51056 In skills shortage, if we fail to prepare, we鈥檙e preparing to fail /in-skills-shortage-if-we-fail-to-prepare-were-preparing-to-fail-51057 /in-skills-shortage-if-we-fail-to-prepare-were-preparing-to-fail-51057#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:10:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=51057 By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher The drilling industry has been talking about the Big Crew Change as far back as the early to mid-2000s. And for a few years it seemed like the industry was truly feeling the gravity of the situation and was taking substantial steps to prepare itself for the future by …

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