May/June 2018

Looking for the Digital Reader version of this issue? Click here!
DC‘s Digital Reader is a faithful recreation of the printed magazine, in digital form! Digital Reader can be viewed on an iPad or Android tablet, and/or your Windows or Mac OSX computer.

Onshore Drilling
Permian still dominates as onshore market tightens, rig rates rise Higher dayrates, activities allowing contractors to invest in rig upgrades, re-hire employees; however, production growth may lead to oversupply and price dip later in 2018, hindering recovery by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Oxy overcomes Delaware Basin challenges, doubles footage per day with advanced rigs, optimized well plans and drilling practices by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Offline operations in the Eagle Ford help Marathon Oil to reduce flat time on critical path of drilling rig by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor
Completions
Fracturing innovations target improved equipment durability, optimized proppant placement by Karen Boman, Associate Editor
Casing, couplings manufacturers develop new materials, designs to keep pace with evolving demands in fracking long laterals by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Offshore Market & Technologies
State of offshore rig market is all about rig supply – yet nobody knows how many offshore rigs there are in the market anymore by David Carter Shinn, Bassoe Offshore
Noble, GE collaborate to create digital rigs that leverage predictive analytics and digital twins to take maintenance off the critical path by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Noble drives down completion time for Tamar 8 well by adopting new designs for temporary P&A, BHAs by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Bonded composite reinforcement technology designed to replace hot work, reduce time, costs and hazards during FPSO repairs by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
Drilling Rigs and Technologies
Planning, temporary mitigation critical for industry to effectively comply with revised API standards by Gary McQuade, Aberdeen Drilling Consultants
Roles, scope of real-time operating centers, support technicians evolve within modern drilling ecosystem by Seth Robert, William Fiffick, Drew Davis and Robert Guillory, Canrig Drilling Technology; Joshua Myers, Nabors Drilling Solutions; Chakra Mandava, Nabors Corporate Services
IADC Connection
Guest Editorial: Internal realignment strengthens IADC’s strategic advocacy efforts for the industry by Liz Craddock, IADC VP-Policy & Government Affairs
News Cuttings IADC Houston headquarters to relocate in July 2018 IADC ULL student chapter members tour Expro facility WCI publishes white paper on well control competency Student chapter members attend drilling conference NOSAC recognizes IADC’s Alan Spackman for contributions to offshore industry
Wirelines Denmark issues growth plan for the Danish maritime sector US imposes tariff on steel and aluminum imports US Coast Guard and BSEE to begin focused crane inspection campaign BSEE-sponsored subsea bolting report released BSEE adopts new process to review permitting system
Departments
Drilling Ahead: So long, wrench — Welcome to the digital drilling revolution by Mike Killalea, Editor & Publisher
D&C News Rowan Viking secures contract with Shell Apache strikes oil at North Sea Garten discovery Lamprell, GustoMSC to develop LJ43 jackup design 16 contracts tendered to 12 bidders in Mexico’s Round 3.1 ExxonMobil, Shell among winners in Brazilian bid round Keppel to build harsh-environment semi for Awilco
D&C Tech Digest Aegion Coating Services (ACS), producer of ACS HT-200 Ampelmann, producer of N-type Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), producer of TerrAdapt adaptive drill bit BHGE, producer of DEEPFRAC deepwater multistage fracturing service Delmar Systems, producer of RARPLUS Dril-Quip, producer of Hands-Free Marine Drilling Riser System (HFRE) Expro, producer of Next Generation Landing Strings (NGLS) Halliburton, producer of GeoBalance Automated MPD System Halliburton, producer of 9 1/2-in. Azimuthal Lithodensity (ALD) lWD Service LORD Corp, producer of 10K Completion Workover Riser Flexible Joint National Oilwell Varco (NOV), producer of NOVOS NOV, producer of Seabox Oceaneering International, producer of E-ROV System Oliden Technology, producer of GeoFusion 475 Laterolog Resistivity and Imaging geofusion-transparentLWD tool Teledyne Marine, producer of FlameGuard P5-200 electrical penetrator CoreAll, producer of Intelligent Coring System Luoyang Wire Rope Inspection Technology, producer of TCK.W Automatic Real-time Online Wire Rope Inspection System C6 Technologies runs comtrac intervention technology in Norwegian north sea Delmar installs first set of RAR units in Gulf of Mexico BlueCoil achieves more than 2.2 million running feet
HSE&T Corner: OU study indicates potential for real-time eye tracking to improve driller’s situational awareness, decision making by Kelli Ainsworth Robinson, Associate Editor
People, Companies and Products David Payne named Chevron Corporate VP of HSE Big ‘6’ announces management changes IFS appoints Darren Roos as new chief executive Shale Support names new VP business development Susan Dio named Chairman, President of BP America Huisman appoints Theo Bruijninckx as CEO Wood to perform subsea studies for Woodside BP selects McDermott, BHGE for subsea contracts Gardner Denver opens new facility in Jebel Ali Secure-NOK, Siemens partner on cybersecurity solution Emerson to provide Total with Paradigm Software Bishop Lifting acquires sling fabrication company Vryhof businesses secure new mooring contract Products Rival launches motor, friction reduction system Dragon Products introduces Sand Force Schlumberger introduces new perforating gun system Trelleborg launches HPHT wellhead sealing solution Archer launches acoustic leak-detection technology Software added to DNV GL industry data platform Forum Energy introduces new-gen electric ROV
Perspectives: Robin Macmillan, National Oilwell Varco — Automation advances key to achieving predictability, consistency in drilling process by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor