September/October 2013
Click HERE for the Digital Reader Edition!
Digital Reader can be viewed on an iPad or Android tablet, and/or your Windows or Mac OSX computer. Swipe through pages (click + drag on a computer), or zoom in by double-tapping (or clicking) the page itself. Once zoomed in, you can read the articles in-depth and turn pages by clicking the left and right arrows. To zoom out, double-tap (or click) again.
| IADC: Catalyzing Improved Performance |
|---|
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT IADC launches Well Control Institute New industry body to develop single well control training/assessment standard for global drilling industry by Amy Rose, IADC director of external relations |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Talent growth IADC teams with US colleges to kick off Workforce Attraction and Development Initiative by Joanne Liou, associate editor |
| Rigs, Equipment and Technology |
| Turning vision into value Automation technologies must deliver efficiency, cost savings, safety to make economic sense on rigs, land and offshore by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| Dual-fuel systems power up Market for technologies to fuel drilling, well stimulation operations with natural gas expanding rapidly by Katherine Scott, associate editor |
| Next-generation semi replaces derrick with multipurpose tower by Joanne Liou, associate editor |
| IT, standards can help aggregate well data for high-level automation by Peter Morrison and John Shields, Baker Hughes |
| Messages from the machine: Maintenance process goes smart by Ashe Menon, National Oilwell Varco |
| Finer control: 2nd-gen wired pipe to improve ruggedness, diagnostics by David Pixton, National Oilwell Varco |
| Regional Focus: Russia and the Arctic |
| Big risks, bigger rewards? High-cost Arctic exploration faces increasing competition for investment dollars, but potential for monster fields still lures those who dare by Katherine Scott, associate editor |
| Arctic regulations overview: flexibility, cooperation needed by G.A. Ghoneim, Atkins Oil & Gas |
| Health, Safety, Environment and Training |
| IADC ISP: 2012 LTI rate hits record low; 22 fatalities reported by Amy Rose, IADC director of external relations |
| Dropped blocks: OMV gets to root causes, zeros in on prevention by Stefan Wirth and Adrian Wolf, OMV |
| Increasing complexity, global expansion calls for crew competence by Joanne Liou, associate editor |
| Fixing human error by Peter Bridle, consultant |
| Solids Control |
| Fluids management, accurate measurements boost solids control by Joanne Liou, associate editor |
| Tests show potential of alternative method for offshore cuttings drying by M.S. Pereira, C.H. Ataide, Federal University of Uberlandia; R. Naufel, Ondatec; C.M.A. Panisset, C.H.M. Sa, A.L. Martins, Petrobras |
| Completions |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Lateral moves Trend toward multistage open-hole completions, plug-and-perf advances help boost recovery, economics by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| IADC Connection |
| Guest Editorial: Progress made since Piper Alpha, but industry must keep pushing for openness by Steve Walker, UK Health and Safety Executive |
| IADC bolsters on-the-ground presence in Brazil, adds Offshore Division expertise by Amy Rose, IADC director of external relations |
| News Cuttings |
| Wirelines |
| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead: Taking competency, well control to new levels by Mike Killalea,editor & publisher |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT HSE&T Corner: Learning from a zero-incident industry: 6 pillars of naval nuclear propulsion by Dave Burnham, Check-6 |
| People, Companies and Products |
| Perspectives: Mark Denkowski – Passion for training reflected in expansion of IADC accreditation programs by Joanne Liou, associate editor |