September/October 2014
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| Drilling Rigs, Equipment and Automation |
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| Drilling the Distance Rigs equipped with walk/skid systems, higher-powered mud pumps and top drives satisfy horizontal-drilling demands by Joanne Liou, Associate Editor |
| SysML helps untangle software automation requirements on jackup by David Hetherington, Asatte Press |
| Verification of rig power systems critical in software testing by Adi Gildor, ABS Consulting, an abs Group Company |
| Automation, software, mobility lead advances in drilling packages by Bruce Nichols, Contributing Editor |
| Study: How effective are software testing methods on MOUs? by David N. Card, DNV GL-Approval Centre Korea |
| Adaptive automation facilitates efficient, safe tripping operations by Bill Chmela, Nicholas Gibson, Egill Abrahamsen and Ronny Bergerud, Sekal |
| Health, Safety, Environment and Training |
| Human factors: the next safety frontier Non-technical skills emerge as critical element to take drilling safety to next level by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
| Leading process safety KPIs enhance barrier management on NCS by Karl Erik Dahl, Presight Solutions |
| Good well design helps mitigate solids settling in cuttings re-injection by Salamat Gumarov, Talgat Shokanov, Steve Simmons, Viacheslav Anokhin and Said Benelkadi, M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company |
| Completions |
| Recipes for success Formation-specific, multifunctional completion fluids helping operators maximize production by Katie Mazerov, Contributing Editor |
| Regional Focus: Africa |
| Nurturing growth in Africa Emerging prospects in East Africa balance maturing West Coast as local companies grow by Joanne Liou, Associate Editor |
| Industry eager for repeat of Brazil pre-salt boom offshore Angola by Tako Koning, Gaffney, Cline & Associates |
| Complex environments call for better navigation of the human terrain by Frederik Rijkens, The Cormorant Group |
| Solids Control |
| EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT Solids control seeks balance of size, capacity High-volume centrifuges, separators, shakers keep pace with faster onshore drilling by Katie Mazerov, Contributing Editor |
| Contracts and Risk Management |
| Uncertainty reigns in new regime for risk, contract management by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| ‘Additional insured’ coverage scope still evolving, still unclear by Micah Skidmore, Haynes and Boone |
| Industry in search of better system to manage pollution compensation by Jeremy Farr and Clare Kempkens Ince & Co |
| IADC Connection |
| From the President/CEO: People at the heart of IADC initatives to catalyze improved drilling performance by Stephen Colville, IADC President/CEO |
| News Cuttings |
| Wirelines |
| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead: Crystal-clear focus on asset integrity, reliability by Mike Killalea, editor & publisher |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
| HSE&T Corner: Case study from mining: Image-driven safety campaign removes communication barriers by Joanne Liou, associate editor |
| People, Companies and Products |
| Perspectives: Mary Dimataris, M-I SWACO – Capturing expert knowledge with IADC Tech Pubs Committee by Joanne Liou, associate editor |