| Drilling Rigs, Equipment and Automation |
Remote directional drilling sets roadmap to industrialization
Precision Drilling partners with Schlumberger, Pason to deploy algorithm-based remote directional service; two wells drilled so far with only one directional driller on the rig
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
Model-based approach examines entire subsea BOP control system rather than address component failures with ‘band-aid’ solutions
by Daniel C. Barker, Cameron, A Schlumberger Company |
Tailored, layered defense-in-depth strategy can help build cyber resilience into rig OT systems
by Nathan Moralez, BP, and Siv Hilde Houmb, Secure-NOK |
IADC developing guidelines for alarm management on rigs
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
R&D center built with integrated testing ability, serves as ‘incubator’ for next-generation technologies
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
Rig Briefs: Robotic arm for automated pipe handling, 20,000-psi riser system, ergonomic driller’s station among industry innovations
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator; Lars Bruvoll, MHWirth; Nahum Ronquillo, National Oilwell Varco |
| Well Control |
In phase 2, BOP reliability database JIP to invite additional members, formalize collaborations based on failure and incident data collected
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
Exception-based remote monitoring incorporates intelligence to enable early detection of well control events
by Nazaad Baksh, Anil Wadhwa, Baker Hughes |
With BSEE Well Control Rule in force, it’s time to take another look at RFC-HSE variant of MPD
by Don Hannegan, Managed Pressure Drilling; Bhavin Patel, Harshad Patil and Maurizio Arnone, Weatherford; Jerry Lee, University of Houston |
| Regional Focus: Latin America |
Troubled Brazil works to open pre-salt, ease regulatory restrictions
Amid lower E&P activity levels, Brazilian government is considering reforms on local content and allowing more operators in pre-salt; Petrobras is maintaining focus on optimizing pre-salt drilling/completion
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
Shale, tight gas production from Argentina’s Neuquén Basin on the rise, while Venezuela suffers dramatic production declines
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| Health, Safety, Environment & Training |
11 principles to guide HMI design for critical drilling equipment
by Bridget Monahan, Kevin Hoffmann, Amy Ferchak and Nate Bishop, Maya Design |
2015 ISP: Fatalities fall from 21 to 8; LTI, recordable incidence rates both down by approximately 20%
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
Enhanced well control course integrates technical training with simulator exercises, human factors
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
IADC partners with Wounded Warrior Project to employ injured veterans for WellSharp proctoring
by Amy Rose, Director – External Relations, IADC |
| Completions |
Proppant demand: Operators save through locally sourced sands
Lower-cost options gain popularity as longer lateral sections in North American onshore wells necessitate larger proppant volumes
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
| IADC Connection |
From the President: ‘Keep It in the Ground’ advocates fail to recognize energy reality, industry advances
by Jason McFarland, IADC President |
| News Cuttings |
| Wirelines |
| Departments |
Drilling Ahead: Be a safety hero: Join the IADC HSE Case rewrite
by Mike killalea, Editor & Publisher |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
HSE&T Corner – Hard hat uses transparent visor to increase workers’ peripheral vision
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
| People, Companies and Products |
Perspectives – Mark Campbell-Howes, Maersk Drilling: Drilling industry needs dedicated voice on process safety; guidelines forthcoming to drive implementation
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
