| Special coverage: COVID-19 |
Drilling supply chain pressures mount amid pandemic disruptions
Drilling contractors emphasize risk management and enhanced communications to maintain operational continuity across rig fleets
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
Industry adapts as COVID-19 pandemic introduces logistical challenges for rig crew transfers
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
| Macondo: Ten Years On |
A decade since Macondo, industry remains committed to better safety
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
| Shales and Land Drilling: Market and Technologies |
US shale drilling positions for survival
As oil prices tumble to stomach-churning lows and E&Ps slash CAPEX budgets one after another, drilling contractors turn their focus to business sustainability in preparation for further rig count reductions
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
Gas-powered engines boost efficiency using energy storage, automation
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
Hybrid rig power system enables fuel savings, emissions reduction
By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor |
Leveraging drillers as coaches helps to increase new technology uptake
By Tony Desalvo, Ensign Energy Services |
| Hydraulic Fracturing |
New systems take holistic approach to optimize frac efficiency, well performance
Real-time fluid tracking, expanded sensor technology and predictive system among innovations aiming for greater efficiencies at frac sites
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
| Human Performance in Safety |
Petrobras takes human factors approach to improve safety and performance in deepwater drilling
By José Carlos Bruno, Petrobras |
Why people don’t see hazards: a human performance perspective
By Marcin Nazaruk, Baker Hughes |
| Offshore Market & Technologies |
Drill riser buoyancy design helps to expand drilling rig operating envelope in high-current conditions
By Kelsey Ware, Trelleborg Offshore |
GOM, Norway case studies show how dual-physics imaging enhances geological characterization in real time
By Vera Krissetiawati Wibowo and Chandramani Shrivastava, Schlumberger |
Lessons learned from qualification of 20,000-psi subsea BOP stack
By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor |
| IADC Connection |
From the President: Amid unprecedented uncertainties, IADC stands with our members, ready to serve
By Jason McFarland, IADC President |
Daily Drilling Report overhaul aims to provide standard framework
for more detailed activity tracking
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
| News Cuttings
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| Wirelines
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| Departments |
Drilling Ahead: I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore, are we?
By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher |
| D&C News
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| D&C Tech Digest
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HSE&T Corner: Industry group develops recommended practice to standardize guidance for integrating human performance into organizations
By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor |
| People, Companies and Products
Products
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Perspectives: Garrett Reinert, Valaris – Hands-on Merchant Marines experience paves path to rewarding career on offshore drilling rigs
By Jay Stracke, Editorial Coordinator |
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