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Feb 2010

• Custom high-density fracturing fluid design developed for tight gas wells in Saudi Arabia

  Author Kirk M. Bartko, Tushar S. Mukherjee, Carlos I. Arocha, Leopoldo Sierra, John Terracina and Paul Lord

  The first application of the fluid, which has the ability to be mixed at different densities using freshwater or field water, proved successful.

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Jan 2010

• Drilling advances

  Author Jim Redden, Contributing Editor

  Subsalt drillers learn to take it easy

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Dec 2009

• Drilling advances

  Author Jim Redden, Contributing Editor

  Is green drilling on the horizon?

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Nov 2009

• Directional wells drilled remotely using rotary steerable systems

  Author J. Leonardo Colón, Alexis Castro Juin, Hernan Melgares and Cesar Velez Terrazas

  A two-well field trial for Pemex demonstrated the hybrid technology incorporating RSS and remote control of mud pumps.

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Nov 2009

• Drilling advances

  Author Jim Redden, Contributing Editor

  Is technology the cure-all for NPT?

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Nov 2009

• Rig fleet expands despite considerable activity slump

  Author Steve Berkman and Tory Stokes

  Newbuilds continue to enter the US fleet, as rig-building programs initiated several years ago keep producing new units.

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Oct 2009

• Best practices for salt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico using rotary steerables

  Author Marco Aburto and Robert Clyde

  In drilling, experience has always been the best teacher, and improved efficiency and safety have topped the drilling report card.

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Oct 2009

• Fatigue management extends drill pipe life

  Author Richard F. Zoanni, S. DeWayne Everage, Thomas M. Wadsworth and Juan P. Cassanelli

  Proper wear management helped complete a multi-well program and saved money on logistics, while using a single drillstring.

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Oct 2009

• New drillbit offerings keep pushing the envelope

  Author Perry Fischer

  Improvements in hardness and durability have yet to approach a limit. Even roller-cone bits are being improved with new metallurgy.

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Sep 2009

• Benchmarking directional drilling performance

  Author Chimere O. Nkwocha

  A practical approach is presented for comparing the actual path of a directional well with the original well plan.

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