| Offshore well construction |
Ultra-deep, shallow-water gas plays drive Gulf of Mexico market for high-spec Rowan jackups
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor |
Technological advances enable companies to overcome challenges of drilling through salt
by Maggie Cox, editorial coordinator |
ODS-Petrodata: Jackup market oversupplied, current forecast sees 86-unit surplus by Q4 2011
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor |
Dual-gradient technology re-emerges for Chevron in GOM: A ‘new norm in drilling’?
by Maggie Cox, editorial coordinator |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
New deepwater riserless mud recovery system opens door to deepwater dual-gradient drilling
by Dave Smith, AGR Subsea, et al |
Through-tubing rotary drilling intervention system coaxes more oil from aged reservoirs
by Bjarne Neumann, FMC Technologies |
Development of 2.5 million-lb landing string stretches limits of manufacturing capabilities
by James N Brock, NOV, et al |
Supporting subsea structures with jetted piles saves time, cost in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
by Gary D Humphrey, Fugro Geoconsulting, et al |
World’s first steerable drilling liner system successfully field tested offshore Norway
by A Torsvoll, Baker Hughes, et al |
| Land Drilling |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
US Shales: 6,000 Tcf from sea to shining sea building a boom on $3.75 gas
by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor |
| Regional Focus: ASIA PACIFIC |
Asia Pacific jackup, tender markets on the mend: Activities picking up, but no boom yet
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor |
CNPC reorganizes into eight integrated service companies, seeking international market
by Maggie Cox, editorial coordinator |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
Indonesian 2-well UBD campaign cuts reservoir damage and more in marginal heavy oil-field
by Tomoyuki Kitamura, Energy Indonesia, et al |
| Completions |
HPHT completions demand wider operating window for equipment, recognition of reservoir parameters
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor |
| Drill Bits |
Drill bit technology, performance, durability continue to meet oilfield challenges
by Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor |
| IADC Connection |
| 70th Anniversary Retrospective |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
Generations: Past & Future Leaders |
| From the President: Dr Lee Hunt |
| Wirelines |
| News Cuttings |
| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead: Balanced energy strategy beats demonizing natural gas |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
HSE Corner: 4 steps to assess, avoid musculoskeletal injury
by Maggie Cox, editorial coordinator |
| People, Companies and Products |
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
Perspectives: Jim Nicklos, Nicklos Drilling |
