Completions
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May 2018
The ascension of dual-activity rig floors, which enable different operations to be conducted simultaneously in parallel, is credited with helping reduce offshore well delivery time.
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May 2018
Using AICDs in heavy oil fields can reduce water cut. As a case study shows, the viscosity difference between heavy oil and water provides a favorable mobility ratio well-suited to this technology, and increased oil production.
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April 2018
Offshore investments may still be slow to accelerate, but that hasn’t stopped companies from ramping up R&D efforts to create a safer, more efficient and more productive offshore industry.
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March 2018
The EPCI solution was just one of many engineering feats within the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Australia.
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March 2018
Recycling produced water cuts disposal costs
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March 2018
Weatherford has developed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) cementing port collar that allows efficient cement placement, to help operators achieve a competent annular barrier in mature fields and narrow pressure-window environments.
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February 2018
Record laterals help feed new pipelines, plants
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February 2018
Reducing coating maintenance costs and headaches on new offshore platforms
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January 2018
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) recently launched the Rolligon dry additive mix unit, which uses a custom-designed mixer to pre-mix the gel powder with water on the fly, giving optimum gel quaity even at high rates.
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January 2018
When formations in the northwestern Permian basin presented well integrity challenges and geological uncertainties, Tesco evaluated options for successfully reaching TD. Using casing while drilling, the company completed the job in less time and helped the operator learn how to save money on future wells in the region.
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January 2018
A HVFR polymer bridges the gap between slickwater and cross-linked fracs.
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January 2018
Using a new protocol, a WITSML pilot project has shown significantly faster data transmission from an offshore wellsite to an onshore operations center. The updated standard has the potential to considerably improve operational support and reduce personnel trips to the rig.
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January 2018
Improving oil prices have brought increased drilling and production, but also well control failures, due to reduced quality assurance and shortages of competent personnel. Embedding lessons learned from these events, along with integrated use of technology and specialized expertise, can mitigate well control risks.
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December 2017
‘Tis the reason…
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December 2017
Bigger nail and hammer
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December 2017
Brighter gas fundamentals spark second wind
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December 2017
Operators are still testing the limits of unconventional technology in the Permian basin, but increased drilling activity likely means steady production gains for next year and beyond.
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November 2017
Weatherford International plc has announced the commercial release of the PressurePro control system, a fully integrated rotating control device (RCD) and choke system for wellbore pressure management on land.
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September 2017
Operators are optimizing completions to further drive down the cost per boe, with most hydraulic fracturing jobs using uncoated frac sand. While these wells can produce sufficiently, well economics could be improved by utilizing resin-coated proppants.
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September 2017
Feds, IOCs breathe new life into ‘Dead Cow’
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September 2017
The ultimate U.S. basin shines again
