| Critical Issues in Drilling & Completions |
| Experts discuss industry’s most pressing issues |
| Rodney Eads, Pride International |
| Zuhair Al Hussain, Saudi Aramco |
| Vik Rao, Halliburton |
Dennis Smith, Nabors Industries
by Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor |
| Rustom Mody, Baker Oil Tools |
Sverre Skogen and Hugh Mackay, AGR
by Jeremy Cresswell, contributing editor |
| Keith Morley, Weatherford |
Larry Dickerson, Diamond Offshore Drilling
by Jerry Greenberg, contributing editor |
| Pete Miller, National Oilwell Varco |
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Kjell Jacobsen, Seadrill
by Jeremy Cresswell, contributing editor |
| Health, Safety, Environment & Training |
INTEQ takes unique approach to improving long-term safety behaviour
by Joe Greener, Inteq, Et Al |
Case study: Health programme improves personnel fitness, morale on Grand Banks
by Jason Wilson, Transocean, Et Al |
RECLAIM technology cuts costs for oil-based mud treatment in Wyoming pilot field trial
by Alan Gilmour and J.O. Pruett II, M-I Swaco |
Baker Oil Tools uses ‘whole-body’ learning to accelerate HSE training, improve retention
by Fiona Grant, Baker Oil Tools |
Innovative casing drive system may help improve safety for crews working from heights
by Warren P Schneider, Tesco Corp |
Updated ANZI standards require industry to use stronger fall protection equipment
by Jim Graef, Capital Safety |
| 2008 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference |
| Theme of this year’s conference is ‘Sustainable Strategies for Today’s Realities’ |
| Underbalanced Drilling |
UB drilling of oil wells in Saudi Arabia: case history and lessons learned
by Muhammad a Muqeem, Saudi Aramco, Et Al |
| Drilling Technology |
Deeper, more deviated wells push development of smart drill stem rotary shouldered connections
by Bruno Lefevre and William Gamisans, Vam Drilling |
| Completions |
Challenging ultra-deepwater frontiers beckon for well construction, completion technology
by David Walker, BJ Services, Et Al |
| Brazil D&C Activity |
Petrobras program a ‘road map’ for optimizing well construction performance
by Wajid Rasheed, Contributing Editor |
| IADC Connection |
| From the President |
| Wirelines |
| 2008 IADC officers elected |
| News Cuttings |
| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
| People, Companies and Products |
| Perspectives: ‘It’s all about the people you work with’ for Pride International’s Gary Casswell |
