Videos – The Efficient Rig Archives - Èý•NÌåÓý /videos-rig Get the latest oil drilling news with Èý•NÌåÓý Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:23:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Innovation, collaboration critical to speeding up adoption of digital systems /innovation-collaboration-critical-to-speeding-up-adoption-of-digital-systems-64759 /innovation-collaboration-critical-to-speeding-up-adoption-of-digital-systems-64759#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:15:37 +0000 /?p=64759 As oil and gas continues to digitalize, top software developers are looking to partner with the industry to provide applications that help solve their most pressing needs, said Ryan Dawson, Chief Corvanaut at Corva. Mr Dawson, who spoke at the SPE DSATS/IADC ART Committee Symposium in Stavanger, Norway, on 6 March, said that digitalization efforts …

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]]> /innovation-collaboration-critical-to-speeding-up-adoption-of-digital-systems-64759/feed 0 64759 Digitalization enables improved well planning processes at Aker BP /digitalization-enables-improved-well-planning-processes-at-aker-bp-64757 /digitalization-enables-improved-well-planning-processes-at-aker-bp-64757#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:17:39 +0000 /?p=64757 Aker BP has invested heavily in digital systems designed to optimize well planning, which can increase efficiency and reduce risk of unexpected incidents, says Arnfinn Grøtte, Manager, Drilling and Wells Digitalization. Speaking at the SPE DSATS/IADC ART Committee Symposium prior to the International Drilling Conference in Stavanger, Norway, on 6 March, Mr Grøtte outlines Aker …

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]]> /digitalization-enables-improved-well-planning-processes-at-aker-bp-64757/feed 0 64757 Lessons from chemical industry: 3 keys to process automation /lessons-from-chemical-industry-3-keys-to-process-automation-29449 /lessons-from-chemical-industry-3-keys-to-process-automation-29449#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:00:45 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=29449 The integration of process and automation engineering in the chemical industry has led to increase in overall efficiency and shorter project times, Thomas Dieckhoff of Siemens explained...

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]]> /lessons-from-chemical-industry-3-keys-to-process-automation-29449/feed 0 29449 MTU Bi-Fuel Kit integrates controls to use natural gas for pressure-pumping operations /mtu-bi-fuel-kit-integrates-controls-to-use-natural-gas-for-pressure-pumping-operations-29009 /mtu-bi-fuel-kit-integrates-controls-to-use-natural-gas-for-pressure-pumping-operations-29009#respond Tue, 13 May 2014 18:52:59 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=29009 Ben Berwick, Director of Oil & Gas Applications at MTU, spoke with DC editorial assistant Lauren Wolfson at OTC last week about the company’s new Bi-Fuel Kit...

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]]> /mtu-bi-fuel-kit-integrates-controls-to-use-natural-gas-for-pressure-pumping-operations-29009/feed 0 29009 Video: ‘Drillers Knowledge Book’ a practical guide to avoiding drilling problems /video-drillers-knowledge-book-a-practical-guide-to-avoiding-drilling-problems-28370 /video-drillers-knowledge-book-a-practical-guide-to-avoiding-drilling-problems-28370#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:48:57 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=28370 The book, being published by IADC later this year, covers all aspects of drilling, including well design and construction, hydraulic optimization, and much more...

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]]> /video-drillers-knowledge-book-a-practical-guide-to-avoiding-drilling-problems-28370/feed 0 28370 Exclusive video: NOV Fluid Hammer moves entire BHA axially, increases ROP /exclusive-video-nov-fluid-hammer-moves-entire-bha-axially-increases-weight-transfer-28172 /exclusive-video-nov-fluid-hammer-moves-entire-bha-axially-increases-weight-transfer-28172#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:18:11 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=28172 With an expected launch at this year’s OTC, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) gave DC an exclusive introduction to its new Fluid Hammer technology...

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]]> /exclusive-video-nov-fluid-hammer-moves-entire-bha-axially-increases-weight-transfer-28172/feed 0 28172 Exclusive video: Drilling automation workshop features leading mining innovators /exclusive-video-drilling-automation-workshop-features-20962 /exclusive-video-drilling-automation-workshop-features-20962#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:25:48 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=20962 Èý•NÌåÓý associate editor Katherine Scott speaks with John de Wardt, president of De Wardt and Company, at the SPE/IADC Drilling Systems Automation symposium on 4 March, jointly held by the SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) and the IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Committee. The symposium preceded the 2013 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference & …

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]]> /exclusive-video-drilling-automation-workshop-features-20962/feed 0 20962 Independence Drilling showcases dual-fuel rig with integrated walking system /independence-drilling-showcases-dual-fuel-rig-with-integrated-walking-system-19768 /independence-drilling-showcases-dual-fuel-rig-with-integrated-walking-system-19768#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:24:18 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=19768 Independence Contract Drilling introduced its newest-design 1,500-hp ShaleDriller Rig 201 in Houston on 7 December...

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]]> /independence-drilling-showcases-dual-fuel-rig-with-integrated-walking-system-19768/feed 0 19768 Perspectives: Gregers Kudsk, Maersk Drilling – Industry’s joint efforts lead to advances in technology /perspectives-gregers-kudsk-maersk-drilling-industrys-joint-efforts-lead-to-advances-in-technology-14012 /perspectives-gregers-kudsk-maersk-drilling-industrys-joint-efforts-lead-to-advances-in-technology-14012#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:31:37 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=14012 At the forefront of advances in offshore drilling technologies, Gregers Kudsk, vice president and senior technical advisor for Maersk Drilling, pursues ideas from the beginning, even when the majority of people have yet to come on board. In the early stages of his career, he found himself working on technologies that would lead to improved rig efficiency and automation at a time when resources and knowledge were limited...

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]]> /perspectives-gregers-kudsk-maersk-drilling-industrys-joint-efforts-lead-to-advances-in-technology-14012/feed 0 14012 White Star demonstrates quadraplex mud pump built with clean-sheet design /white-star-demonstrates-quadraplex-mud-pump-built-with-clean-sheet-design-13798 /white-star-demonstrates-quadraplex-mud-pump-built-with-clean-sheet-design-13798#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:38:17 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=13798 Èý•NÌåÓý visited the manufacturing facility of White Star Pump Company in Waller, Texas, on 17 February...

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