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KCA Deutag’s new T-208 rig is built for Europe’s demanding environmental standards.
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Vol. 227 No. 12  New rig designs Chinese land rig uses ac drawworks Last year, SPA China National Petroleum Corp mobilize
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Schramm’s recently-introduced Telemast tower system has been a success on two Rotadrill rig models and is now being moved up to the next size drilling rig, the TXD, for deeper drilling capabilities.
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Vol. 227 No. 12  New rig designs Walking jackup works nearshore For conventional jackups, substandard weather can mean co
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Ron Lord, Contributing editor
The combination of 90% rig utilization rates offshore and the forced retirement of rigs built 30 years ago has spawned a resurgence in newbuilds not seen since the late 1970s.
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Thomas E. Marsh, ODS-Petrodata, Houston
Offshore, newbuilds reflect strong market outside the GOM
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Vol. 227 No. 12  Newbuild report TABL
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GE Transportation’s 1,500 hp AC drilling motors provide torque and speed for the toughest drilling applications.
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The automated safety concept of DrillTec’s vertical drilling rig, VDD
370.2, has been successfully certified by the German TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH
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Tesco’s Casing Drive System (CDS), originally developed with casing drilling in mind, offers numerous advantages to any casing-running operation.
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A 5-year-old drilling waste management operation employing a M-I SWACO Verti-G cuttings dryer has recovered some $4.5 million worth of commercial grade oil in Algeria’s Sahara Desert.
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Petron Industries Inc. presents new technology with its Distributed Drilling Data (3D) Instrumentation System that embraces the drilling rig’s total workflow.
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The Secure Drilling Micro-Flux Control System is a closed-loop system that collects and analyzes commonly available drilling data to detect well kicks or loss of circulation
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Wirth GmbH, has field-tested and proven the Dual Brake System (DBS) for use on standard rotary drilling rigs.
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When the world’s two largest semisubmersible rigs, Aker H6 design, come in to operation in 2008, they will be equipped with the biggest mud pumps ever installed on one rig.
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Drilling offshore in deep water poses unique challenges over drilling on land or from a jackup fixed to the seafloor in relatively shallow water.
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The newly engineered, hydraulic, motor-driven Logan 85-t Power Swivel provides smooth, shock-free torque to reduce drillstring damage.
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Outreach Ltd launched its new OSB250 Elevating Work Platform, purposely designed for use within the drilling derrick on offshore installations.
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US Oil Tools’ RoughNeck family is a rugged and safe device used to make and break connections on the drillfloor without the use of manual tongs and crews.
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Ellis Williams Engineering Co. has developed and manufactured a pair of 2,200 hp mud pumps for offshore and land rig applications.
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This special section of World Oil focuses on the latest advancements in rig design, as well as recent innovations in equipment and tools for working on and around the rig floor.