| Regional Focus: North Sea |
North Sea industry learning to live in world of $60 oil
Concerted effort focused on ensuring that costs in this mature region remain sustainably lower even when oil prices increase again
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
| Completions |
Pushing the envelope in deepwater cementing
Reverse cementing, liquid additives are addressing narrow pressure windows and shallow-water flows, while new centralizers, subs are being engineered to get casing through increasingly tight restrictions
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| Innovating While Drilling |
Along-string measurements enable critical decisions, understanding of open, cased hole on structurally complex Norwegian North Sea field
by Sanna Zainoune, Sahet Keshiyev and Neil Cardy, National Oilwell Varco |
GOM deepwater case studies: Hybrid bit minimizes vibrations, increases ROP, directional control
by Ryckman C. Callais, Jaime L. Butler, Baker Hughes |
Studies confirm performance of salt-free non-aqueous drilling fluid, bioremediation potential of cuttings
by Jonathan Walker, J.J. Miller and Kim Burrows, Halliburton; Timothy Mander and Jared Hovan, Formerly of Halliburton |
Dual cutting structure on hybrid roller cone bit increases efficiency of bridge, frac plug drill-outs
by Matt Stroever, Varel Oil & Gas Drill Bits |
| Water Management |
Industry looks to mobile solutions, alternative transportation methods to reduce water management costs
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
| IADC Connection |
Safety culture taking root thanks to SEMS
Guest Column: Brian Salerno, BSEE |
| Wirelines |
IADC Gateway program prepares new-to-industry, entry-level employees for life on a drilling rig
by Amy Rose, Director-External Relations, IADC |
| News Cuttings |
| Departments |
Drilling Ahead: Can US land repeat zero fatalities if market rallies?
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
HSE&T Corner – Human-centered design pushes reliability, safety for offshore drilling
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
| People, Companies and Products |
Perspectives – Siv Hilde Houmb, Secure-NOK: Fortify cybersecurity to avoid downtime
by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator |
