| DRILLING EQUIPMENT |
| Parker’s Sakhalin Island rig ready for drilling |
| Automated rig systems increase safety and efficiency |
| Industry building state-of-art land rigs |
| Casing Drilling is an effective alternative to traditional technique |
| Entering a new generation of rig communications |
| Making up pipe on deck for better efficiency |
| Smaller mud pump achieves near zero pulsation |
| High temperature shearing blind rams exceed API specs |
| IADC ANNUAL MEETING |
| Informative sessions promised at this year’s Annual Meeting |
| IADC government affairs keeps eye on initiatives |
| Onshore drillers’ interests championed |
| WellCAP, RIG PASS ensure proficiency |
| Underbalanced Operations Committee to develop standards |
| First IADC contract celebrates 50 years |
| IADC tends to worldwide offshore regulations |
| New publications added to IADC catalog |
| MIDDLE EAST DRILLING |
| Mideast rig activity is stable onshore, mixed offshore |
| Underbalanced drilling successful in Middle East wells |
| Extended reach wells-Beating the learning curve |
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