| Innovating While Drilling |
Fulfilling the need for speed: Drill bit designs drilling farther, faster
Manufacturers continue to adapt cutter shapes, improve fluid circulation characteristics and alter depth-of-cut elements to achieve higher ROPs and less bit wear, particularly in hard and interbedded formations
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
Extended life, quicker make-up and gas tightness among key innovation areas as operators seek larger tubulars, lower costs of ownership
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
New drill stem rotary shoulder connection incorporates innovative single start shark thread shape
by Marta Lafuente, Vallourec Drilling Products; and Fabien Carrois, Vallourec Oil and Gas France |
Influx management envelope deployed during planning phase
for 3 sections of deepwater MPD well
by Martin Culen and Oscar Gabaldon, Blade Energy Partners |
Coiled-tubing cementing operation on HPHT well uses MPD technique to lower costs, ensure integrity
by Elvin Mammadov, Nadine Osayande, Ali Yousefi Sadat and Muhammad Murtaza, Weatherford |
Experimental setup at Texas A&M Dual Gradient Drilling Lab aims
to study riser gas migration in controlled mud level drilling system
by Omer Kaldirim and Jerome J. Schubert, Texas A&M University |
| Completions |
Evolution of intelligent coiled-tubing technologies drives
need for better sensors, data interpretation tools to aid
real-time decision-making
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| Regional Focus: Asia Pacific |
Asia Pacific rig market: Distressed and oversupplied
Rig demand, dayrates still trending down, although Thailand and India have fared better while Indonesia is eyed as next high-growth candidate
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
Light annular mud cap drilling, downhole isolation valve help to drill fractured gas reservoir in Indonesia
by Enos Eben Ezer and Andi Pratama, SKK Migas; Fikri Irawan, Weatherford |
| MODU Power Systems |
Transocean develops hybrid power plant to improve dynamic load compensation, continue drawworks operation through power disruptions
by Yin Wu, Transocean |
| Rig Automation |
UT Austin-based drilling automation consortium builds data visualization templates, develops data-driven top drive monitoring techniques
by Rick von Flatern, Contributing editor |
| IADC Connection |
From the President: Lessons learned from previous downturns can help uphold safety as market recovers
by Jason McFarland, IADC PResident |
IADC partners with Texas A&M to launch 1st student chapter
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| News Cuttings |
| Wirelines |
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Departments
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Drilling Ahead: Big data brings insights but also cybersecurity exposure
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest
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HSE&T Corner: Involving employees in JSA development, making corrective actions visible increase buy-in to incident prevention programs
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| People, Companies and Products |
Perspectives: Thad Dunham, Flat Time Reduction – Drilling industry should look to industrial engineering to reshape operations, reduce waste
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
