September/October Archives - Èý•NÌåÓý /2022/septemberoctober-2022 Get the latest oil drilling news with Èý•NÌåÓý Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:47:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 2021 IADC ISP report shows rise in incidents and fatalities, highlights need to renew focus on safety /2021-iadc-isp-report-shows-rise-in-incidents-and-fatalities-highlights-need-to-renew-focus-on-safety-63587 /2021-iadc-isp-report-shows-rise-in-incidents-and-fatalities-highlights-need-to-renew-focus-on-safety-63587#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:37 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63587 The global drilling industry saw a deterioration in its safety performance in 2021, according to the newest Incident Statistics Program (ISP) report compiled by IADC and issued in June. Across the board – from lost-time incidents (LTIs) to recordables to fatalities – safety numbers slid backwards compared with 2020, highlighting a strong need for the …

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]]> /2021-iadc-isp-report-shows-rise-in-incidents-and-fatalities-highlights-need-to-renew-focus-on-safety-63587/feed 0 63587 Collaboration, ingenuity will be needed during energy expansion /collaboration-ingenuity-will-be-needed-during-energy-expansion-63519 /collaboration-ingenuity-will-be-needed-during-energy-expansion-63519#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:37 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63519 By Jason McFarland, IADC President The oil and gas industry continues to play a central role in meeting the world’s ever-growing energy demands. Oil and natural gas power so many essential areas of our everyday lives – from healthcare to transportation, from food processing to communication. The drilling industry continues to adapt swiftly and efficiently …

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]]> /collaboration-ingenuity-will-be-needed-during-energy-expansion-63519/feed 0 63519 Surveillance system tracks movement of personnel and equipment to reduce risk of injury in rigs’ red-zone areas /surveillance-system-tracks-movement-of-personnel-and-equipment-to-reduce-risk-of-injury-in-rigs-red-zone-areas-63542 /surveillance-system-tracks-movement-of-personnel-and-equipment-to-reduce-risk-of-injury-in-rigs-red-zone-areas-63542#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63542 By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor A hazard monitoring system that uses sensors to track personnel and equipment movements on the rig floor has the potential to improve the safety and efficiency of offshore well construction activities, according to an Expro presentation at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference. The system digitally tracks equipment and personnel movements on …

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]]> /surveillance-system-tracks-movement-of-personnel-and-equipment-to-reduce-risk-of-injury-in-rigs-red-zone-areas-63542/feed 0 63542 Manufacturers pave path to hands-free drilling with automated tubular handling /manufacturers-pave-path-to-hands-free-drilling-with-automated-tubular-handling-63546 /manufacturers-pave-path-to-hands-free-drilling-with-automated-tubular-handling-63546#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63546 By Stephen Forrester, Contributor As the oil and gas industry continues to modernize rigs and equipment, an area ripe for innovation is tubular handling. With so many processes on the rig floor and around the rig dependent on human work, the industry has long sought to understand ways of redirecting those workers to more critical …

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]]> /manufacturers-pave-path-to-hands-free-drilling-with-automated-tubular-handling-63546/feed 0 63546 Safety tools in the digital age: Intelligent tracking systems provide new methods of keeping personnel out of harm’s way /safety-tools-in-the-digital-age-intelligent-tracking-systems-provide-new-methods-of-keeping-personnel-out-of-harms-way-63509 /safety-tools-in-the-digital-age-intelligent-tracking-systems-provide-new-methods-of-keeping-personnel-out-of-harms-way-63509#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63509 By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor Digital technologies have become an increasingly important part of the driller’s safety toolbox. In particular, companies are looking to AI-based monitoring systems and wearable alert devices to better track and manage crew movement on the rig, enhancing their capability to keep people away from potential hazards.  More and more, leveraging …

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]]> /safety-tools-in-the-digital-age-intelligent-tracking-systems-provide-new-methods-of-keeping-personnel-out-of-harms-way-63509/feed 0 63509 Zero-emission power-generation system in development for land rigs using hydrogen fuel cells /zero-emission-power-generation-system-in-development-for-land-rigs-using-hydrogen-fuel-cells-63515 /zero-emission-power-generation-system-in-development-for-land-rigs-using-hydrogen-fuel-cells-63515#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63515 By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor The diesel engines that power drilling rigs have long been seen as a primary target in the industry’s carbon reduction efforts, as drilling contractors seek to replace them with hybrid or natural gas generators. In the near future, a new replacement option could become available, thanks to a collaborative project …

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]]> /zero-emission-power-generation-system-in-development-for-land-rigs-using-hydrogen-fuel-cells-63515/feed 0 63515 Automation of tubular running services is set to transform rig floor operations /automation-of-tubular-running-services-is-set-to-transform-rig-floor-operations-63527 /automation-of-tubular-running-services-is-set-to-transform-rig-floor-operations-63527#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63527 By Tracy Cummins and Scott McIntire, Weatherford International All aspects of energy exploration and production improve over time as new technology changes the paradigms of how assets are extracted from reservoirs. What was once considered radical and industry leading can become outdated and inefficient with each new invention. Tubular running services (TRS) is no exception. …

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]]> /automation-of-tubular-running-services-is-set-to-transform-rig-floor-operations-63527/feed 0 63527 Corporate culture shifts can help industry retain Gen-Z workers /corporate-culture-shifts-can-help-industry-retain-gen-z-workers-63533 /corporate-culture-shifts-can-help-industry-retain-gen-z-workers-63533#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:36 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63533 By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor When UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Class of ’22 at New Jersey’s Seton Hall University this spring, he called investing in fossil fuels “a dead end – economically and environmentally.”  The students hearing that message belong to Generation Z, a demographic cohort born roughly between 1995 and 2010. In Deloitte’s …

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]]> /corporate-culture-shifts-can-help-industry-retain-gen-z-workers-63533/feed 0 63533 Autonomous drilling at scale: How close are we? /autonomous-drilling-at-scale-how-close-are-we-63571 /autonomous-drilling-at-scale-how-close-are-we-63571#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:35 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63571 By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor In recent years, the industry has mostly reached consensus around the value of automating critical functions in drilling operations: It has great potential to improve safety while driving efficiencies and performance improvements, both on the rig and in the wellbore. Results have been well documented. However, when it comes to …

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]]> /autonomous-drilling-at-scale-how-close-are-we-63571/feed 0 63571 Noble harnesses nano-KPIs, global equipment data to deliver insights, drive consistency /noble-harnesses-nano-kpis-global-equipment-data-to-deliver-insights-drive-consistency-63577 /noble-harnesses-nano-kpis-global-equipment-data-to-deliver-insights-drive-consistency-63577#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:51:35 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=63577 By Bernardo Braunstein, Noble Drilling; John Rigg, TDE Digital Noble Drilling and TDE Digital have designed and deployed an integrated performance system that uses both raw data sources and human expertise to drive fleetwide efficiency gains for targeted critical-path operations. The combination of large volumes of data, a variety of data sources, the speed of …

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