Drilling
News
January 14, 2024
KCA Deutag’s global footprint, customer relationships and extensive drilling, engineering and technology experience combined with Pruitt's expertise in MPD equipment design, manufacturing, and well engineering will see the companies combine their expertise to offer additional drilling and well delivery solutions to customers across the globe.
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January 11, 2024
The agreement will enable customers to seamlessly integrate the companies’ drilling automation applications and rig operating systems to deliver improved well construction performance and efficiency.
Article
December 2023
The persistent challenges of well control, spanning from drilling to production, highlight the critical need for enhanced preparedness and proactive measures. The integral role of Well Control System Surveys is critical in preventing catastrophic incidents and fostering a culture of safety and efficiency within the industry.
News
December 20, 2023
Hess Corp. was the high bidder in a U.S. auction for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, which raised a total of $382 million from oil giants before the Biden administration imposes a two-year hiatus for future sales.
Article
December 2023
Controlling and resolving oil and gas well control incidents requires an expert team and specialized equipment. The author provides insight into this complex and challenging part of the oil and gas business and the path to safely remediating an unplanned event.
News
December 08, 2023
The contract involves deploying the Shelf Drilling Perseverance jack-up rig to Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam.
Article
November 2023
Building the ambiguous 'better well'
Article
November 2023
The availability of energy storage solutions and intelligent engine management systems enables companies to increase efficiencies and lower costs and emissions while maintaining power and performance.
News
November 24, 2023
Across the U.S., operators added four rigs in the five-day period from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22, according to the Baker Hughes Rotary Rig Count. It was the second week in a row that the total U.S. count increased, with the new total standing at 622.
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November 21, 2023
(WO) — Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has made a gas condensate discovery with its Jhim East X-1 exploration well on Block 2467-16 (Shah Bandar), located in Sujawal district in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
News
November 20, 2023
(WO) — Invictus Energy Ltd. has reported significant progress in the drilling of the Mukuyu-2 well at its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe.
News
November 20, 2023
(WO) — Ukraine's state-owned Naftogaz’s subsidiary Ukrgasvydobuvannya has uncovered a highly promising gas deposit in the Carpathians, previously believed to be exhausted, the company announced on Nov. 20.
News
November 14, 2023
On its final morning last Friday, the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) in Austin, Texas, featured a presentation by NOV of the 70th Annual Rig Census.
News
November 13, 2023
As the Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) continued Thursday afternoon in Austin, Texas, it featured wide-ranging commentary from three panelists on issues of concern during the “Drillers Outlook.”
News
November 09, 2023
By combining ProACT's advanced analytics with Max Platform's powerful data capabilities, operators can optimally manage the construction of wells.
News
November 07, 2023
Delivery of the contract includes the design and manufacture of top drives from Kenera’s rig equipment business, Bentec.
News
November 07, 2023
Under the agreement, Halliburton and Sekal are collaborating on several technologies and services that incorporate Halliburton digitally integrated well construction solutions and the Sekal DrillTronics automation platform.
Article
October 2023
An innovative digital solution prepares an operational database and stores performance results of drill bits, motor power sections, RSS, BHA configurations and drilling fluids. After parameters of a planned drilling run are set, a multidimensional distance-based approach selects similar previous drilling runs for analysis. The process enables rational technology selection recommendations.
Article
October 2023
The drilling challenge remains the same: Drill faster and more efficiently to reduce drilling time. New technologies are being introduced to evolve to one run intervals, which reduces drilling time.
News
October 26, 2023
Coretrax will deploy its leading ReLineMNS and ReLineHYD expandable casing patches to effectively isolate trouble zones and increase production on the operator’s existing wells.
Article
October 2023
The rugged Delta connection provides wider field inspection tolerances. This case history illustrates how focusing on KPIs can lead to inefficiencies and increased costs, and more importantly, how to avoid this trap.
