Drilling
News
December 10, 2020
The proposal under development is set to outline potential sales of long-plumbed territory in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as waters around Alaska and near Southern California, where exploratory oil drilling was last conducted decades ago. Atlantic waters near the coasts of Maryland and Delaware are also included in the proposed sale program.
Article
December 2020
A survey-while-drilling service performs definitive dynamic analysis as the BHA rotates, providing significant rig-time savings compared to conventional static MWD surveys. The ability to see continuous real-time borehole conditions optimizes drilling, reduces risks and eliminates survey-related NPT.
Article
December 2020
A new triangulation method, using MWD survey data, provides operators a viable ranging and homing option for well control contingency planning.
News
December 03, 2020
"The funding will help maintain the project in warm suspension during 2021 and hopefully position it for a full restart in 2022 and the path to first oil," Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association CEO Charlene Johnson said in a statement.
Article
October 2020
World Oil talks with PESA President Leslie Beyer about the key issues facing the sector in 2020 and beyond.
Article
October 2020
Part 1: Current challenges to unlock Brazilian oil and gas potential are huge, but as long as the government provides the right incentives, this time the long-awaited future may become a reality.
Article
October 2020
A new solution offers tool-free, 8-min. setup and reduces NPT in multi-well pad operations, thereby yielding more drilling time and lowering costs.
Article
October 2020
Dependable rotary steerable systems, tied to an effective drilling engineering process through digitalization and automation, are the foundation of a new era in directional drilling.
Article
October 2020
Continuous innovation in liner hanger development assists operators in overcoming liner installation and hanger integrity challenges.
Article
October 2020
A new LWD tool system enables multiple high-resolution borehole images in nonconductive OBM, providing real-time geological characterization and inputs for drilling parameter optimization.
Article
September 2020
Integrating imaging methods reveals sub-seismic features in the reservoir section and leads to a more accurate structural model of the subsurface.
Webcast
Drilling Innovations & Technology Forum: Fall 2020
October 14, 2020
Schlumberger, Volant, Actenum
During this 60-minute live webcast, we will discuss the following topics: 1) “Allegro Casing and Liner While Drilling Services”, with presenter, Hesham Darwish, Drilling Tools Business Development Manager, Schlumberger. 2) “Reducing Costs, Improving Efficiency and Eliminating Invisible Lost Time in the Tubular Running Process”, with presenter, Brad Kwasnycia, Director, Sales and Marketing, Volant. 3) “Clearing Up the DUCs: Evaluating Schedule Scenarios for Intensive Completion Activity”, with presenter, Owen Plowman, Vice President, Actenum Corporation.
Article
September 2020
Cloudy, but plowing ahead
Article
September 2020
The future lies in integrating the drilling, completion and production phases. This life-of-well approach will deliver the next-generation well intelligence needed to reduce the cost of asset ownership, while maximizing profitability.
Article
August 2020
During offshore well testing, various factors contribute to a lack of data for dynamic reservoir evaluation. A live, downhole, reservoir testing platform enabled the most representative reservoir information in real time and connected more zones of interest in a single run for two appraisal wells in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia.
Article
August 2020
Increased requirements for uncertainty analysis have caused a shift in sensitivity assessment, from a deterministic approach to a stochastic process. To ensure wellbore integrity, it’s essential to conduct breakout and geomechanical fracture analysis to estimate a safe mud weight window for use during offshore drilling.
Article
July 2020
As the industry moves forward, producers are searching for ways to lower costs and reduce cycle times. Service providers must develop new technologies and sophisticated data analysis capabilities to better understand downhole conditions and rig performance, to improve drilling operations.
Article
June 2020
An off-the-shelf shallow-angle milling system, coupled with a versatile whipstock anchor, enables a deepwater GOM operator to sidetrack from a collapsed expandable liner saving 14 days of rig-time valued at $14 million.
Webcast
Drilling Innovations & Technology Forum: Summer 2020
June 24, 2020
Schlumberger, Enventure
During this 60-minute live webcast, we will discuss the following topics: 1) “Blade Family – 3DC Cutter Technology”, with presenter, Wiley Long, Product Champion, Schlumberger. 2) “The Same Drift Monodiameter Clad/Liner System in Solving Drilling and Well Infrastructure Challenges”, with presenter, Matthew Godfrey, Lead Project Engineer, Enventure Global Technology.
