September/October 2023

Looking for the Digital Reader version of this issue? Click here!
DC‘s Digital Reader is a faithful recreation of the printed magazine, in digital form! Digital Reader can be viewed on an iPad or Android tablet, and/or your Windows or Mac OSX computer.

Digitalization of Drilling
Digital twins building new engineering worlds in a digital ecosystem Intelligent software systems enhance drilling engineers’ decision making with rapid visualizations, real-time well plan updates By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
Well Control Readiness
Standardizing subsea BOP soak testing: Overview of value and recommended best practices By Patrick Hillard and Leonard Childers, IPT Global; and Ahmed Omar, Seadrill
Digital solutions bolster well control training as drilling workforce evolves Simulators, virtual and hybrid classes, and microlearning among ways training providers are adapting to students’ changing needs By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
Innovative Drilling Technologies
Amid growing uptake of MPD in deepwater, controlled mud level technology deserves another look By Anthony Spinler, Enhanced Drilling
Decarbonizing Drilling
New contracting models needed to finance decarbonization programs, drive new solutions By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor
Companies zero in on cementing process to have outsized impact on well construction emissions By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
Drilling Automation
Robotic system enhances safety by keeping personnel out of red zones on the drill floor during offshore riser operations By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor
Drilling Markets & Leadership
Valaris CEO: No matter how industry evolves, people remain at the center of the drilling business By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher
IADC Connection
From the President: Industry continues to tap into limitless potential of technology By Jason McFarland, IADC President
News Cuttings IADC DrillingIn video series features wellbore hydraulics, hole cleaning book IADC releases new training program for H2S management in drilling IADC welcomes Ghanaian delegation to Houston HQ PDEU student chapter hosts career development webinar
Wirelines US Department of Labor expands requirements to submit injury and illness data BOEM proposes new requirements for offshore decom IADC comments on BLM leasing recommendations North Sea database adds application to drill CO₂ wells
Departments
Drilling Ahead: Recognizing the counterproductive nature of ‘sustainable investing’ By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher
D&C News ADNOC bolsters its international gas footprint with investment in Caspian Sea Transocean ultra-deepwater drillship to drill offshore Mexico under $518 million contract Valaris set to reactivate DS-7 drillship for 12-well contract offshore West Africa ‘Clustered exploration’ approach leads to 6 additional discoveries offshore Malaysia Borr jackups, Gerd and Thor, headed for work in Middle East and Southeast Asia Tullow and partners begin production from Jubilee South East project offshore Ghana
D&C Tech Digest High-speed wireless communication system tested, qualified offshore Norway for subsea well completions Nabors and Hess electrify Bakken drilling rigs SABER completes testing in operational environment
News Briefs: Environmental, Social and Governance Hess highlights progress in 2022 Sustainability Report ADNOC brings net-zero goal forward by 5 years to 2045 51 UKCS platforms signed up to help gather data for offshore bird database NSTA: Domestic gas supports UK’s net-zero goals Murphy pushes its water recycling ratio to record high
Oil & Gas Markets Westwood: M&A deals and new drilling plans likely to keep global onshore rig demand on upward trend Is the oil and gas industry really underinvesting? Wood Mackenzie says no
People, Companies and Products Patterson-UTI acquires drill bit provider Ulterra ExxonMobil to boost CCS footprint with Denbury acquisition Semco Maritime nets contract from TotalEnergies in Denmark Petrobras invests in SLB digital platform for E&P GD Energy Products adds new Canadian facility EnerMech wins five-year contract with TotalEnergies Chesapeake sells Eagle Ford acreage to SilverBow Shell to sell off interest in Indonesia’s Masela Block BiSN alloy qualified for P&A, abandonment for Sasol FET announces partnership with UnderOcean in Brazil Expro to deploy shear and seal solution in deepwater GOM field AGR, Add Energy consolidate services under one brand Products New packer offers economic option for isolation assurance Completions and workover system targets subsea CCS sites Mobile app introduced for real-time frac monitoring New safety barrier designed for hazardous applications
Perspectives: Barrett Zuskind, Z-Tex Services – Curiosity helps people make the most of opportunities By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor