March/April 2012
| Completions: Shale Fracturing |
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| What the shales have taught us From Barnett to Bakken, lessons learned about hydraulic fracturing have pushed unconventional production to levels once considered impossible by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| Self-removing EFDAs level stimulation access by Dave Allison, Halliburton |
| Innovating While Drilling |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Outsmarting Mother Nature Dual-gradient drilling technologies enhance pressure control from seabed, help navigate through precarious zones by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| Rig design shift would put MPD at the ready Possibilities of untapped resources entice, but barriers to E&P in this remote, harsh frontier remain significant by David Pavel, Weatherford International; Gavin Humphreys, Stena Drilling |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Wired pipe delineates safer drilling margins by Daan Veeningen, NOV IntelliServ |
| The ABC’s of RFID: physics, oilfield usage by Ted Christiansen, National Oilwell Varco; Jim Reed, Optimal Designs |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Reservoir drives choice of RSS vs mud motors by Eric Malcore, Weatherford International Ltd |
| Tubular cracking: Pinpointing the cause by Srinivasa Koneti, Samit Gokhale, Thomas Wadsworth, T.H. Hill Associates |
| Study simulates kick responses during MPD by J.E. Chirinos, J.R. Smith, D.A. Bourgoyne, Louisiana State University |
| Coiled Tubing |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT CT finds niches in data retrieval, plug drill-out by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| Niobrara wells prove BHA for coiled tubing by Paul McCutchion, AnTech |
| Deepwater Drilling |
| Riser failure study IDs well control weak links by Mahesh Sonawane, Ryan Koska, Mike Campbell, 2H Offshore |
| Regional Focus: Brazil |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT People, infrastructure challenge Brazil growth by Katherine Scott, editorial coordinator |
| Real-time mapping keeps well in reservoir by Diogo Salim, Charles Silva, Rajeev Samaroo, Ana Guedes, Jean Seydoux, Schlumberger |
| Well Control |
| Case study: Algerian underground blowout by Pedro Martinez Aguilar, Repsol Exploration; Michael Arnold, John Lee, Boots & Coots, a Halliburton Service |
| IADC Connection |
| From the President: IADC stands ready for the future by Lee Hunt, IADC president, 1990-2012 |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT President’s Profile: Preserving our license to drill IADC president Stephen Colville is ready to take the association to the next level by Linda Hsieh, managing editor |
| Wirelines |
News Cuttings
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| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead: ‘Interesting times’ well met by IADC leaders by Mike Killalea,editor & publisher |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
| HSE&T Corner: Shifting gears from a culture of training to a culture of competence assurance by Joanne Liou, editorial coordinator |
| People, Companies and Products |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Perspectives: Gregers Kudsk, Maersk Drilling – Industry’s joint efforts lead to advances in technology by Joanne Liou, editorial coordinator |