| Regional Focus: North Sea and Europe |
Small signs hint at possible recovery in still-sluggish North Sea
Rig demand and dayrates remain challenging, but exploration appears to be slowly picking up as operators push breakeven levels lower and smaller E&Ps acquire assets from supermajors
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Eva Vigh, Editorial Coordinator |
Momentum builds in UK for major ramp-up in shale development
Hurdles remain, but plans for several shale exploration wells are under way as the industry pushes toward high-volume hydraulic fracturing
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Eva Vigh, Editorial Coordinator |
North Sea wells prove efficiency, function of multistage ball-actuated, sleeve-based stimulation system
by Catherine Mehus, Tore Sørheim, Petter Lønning, Tom Rune Koløy and Stephen Forrester, National Oilwell Varco |
Statoil adopts integrated, trilateral partnership in search of ‘perfect wells’ on Johan Sverdrup field
by Eva Vigh, Editorial Coordinator |
UK government, industry look toward collaboration to drive down decommissioning costs on UKCS
by Eva Vigh, Editorial Coordinator |
| Innovating While Drilling |
No room for failure in RSS performance as cost pressures persist
Industry looks to rig integration, real-time monitoring, autosteering to help rotary steerable systems drill faster, last longer
by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor |
Study targets potential for gas loading in drilling fluids to improve influx detection, management
by Harald Linga, Knut Steinar Bjørkevoll and Jan Ole Skogestad, SINTEF Petroleum Research/DrillWell; Arild Saasen, Aker BP |
Trial well onshore Canada verifies dual drill string drilling method, enables managed gradient drilling
by Ola M. Vestavik and John Thorogood, Reelwell; Etienne Bourdelet, Total; Bernd Schmalhorst and Jan Petter Roed, DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG |
New section milling technology designed for restricted IDs restores access to leached area of cavern in highly abrasive Texas salt dome
by Michael T. Smalley, Christopher Hay, David W. Teale and Mohammed A. Haq, Weatherford International |
| Well Control |
Casing-integrated, surface-activated well control tool supplements BOP in uncontrolled blowout scenarios
by Zach Owens, Brian Smyth, Nicoli Ames, John Pye and Brun Hilbert, Exponent; Bob Brooks, RM Taber; Hector Mendez, Shell International Exploration and Production |
Fire on closely spaced six-well pad illustrates heightened need for well control risk mitigation in pad drilling
by Arash Haghshenas, Andy Cuthbert and Leonardo Portillo, Boots & Coots, A Halliburton Service |
| Asset Integrity & Reliability |
In-situ riser inspection system provides ultrasonic wall thickness, crack detection in a single run
by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator |
Employing the three T’s — testing, timing and technology — can increase equipment reliability through maintenance strategies
by Jennifer Eckert, Ingersoll Rand Material Handling |
| Completions |
Open-hole, multizone completions drive development of single-trip sand control technologies
by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor |
| IADC Connection |
Editorial: With eyes on a better future, IADC forges ahead with student chapters, advocacy
by Jason McFarland, IADC President |
| News Cuttings |
| Wirelines |
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Departments
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Drilling Ahead: Study – New digital age may disrupt traditional business models
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest
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HSE&T Corner: Hubler – Organizations must lower tolerance for exposures and risks to reduce occurrence of serious injuries and fatalities
by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor |
| People, Companies and Products |
Perspectives: Harris Reynolds, Diamond Offshore Drilling – Boom or bust, offshore industry must focus on innovations to drive down costs
by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor |
