| Drilling Rig Equipment |
| Improved top drive systems boost reliability, push capacity limits |
| Solids Control: Shale shaker makers push advances in power, efficiency, automation |
| Advances in steel tooth technology improve drill bit performance in GOM applications |
| 100% core recovery over 3 runs in horizontal well marks a first on Petrobras’ Bonitas field |
| ReedHycalog taking holistic approach to mitigating drilling vibrations to reduce NPT |
| Varel bit design enhances hydraulic flow to improve ROP in Barnett Shale lateral drilling |
| Smith Bits’ IDEAS platform provides dynamic model to optimally design, test drill bits |
| Purpose-built land rigs produce step change in drilling time, cost, and opportunities |
| Engine manufacturers work on supply chains, reliability as drilling contractor demands rise |
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Lessons of Katrina, Rita, Ivan bear fruit in GOM for offshore industry facing wrath of Dean |
| Middle East |
| Reservoir, drilling and real-time technologies increase Saudi Aramco reserves, production |
| Middle East’s critical energy industry evolves under market influences, geopolitical changes |
| Saudi Aramco, Al Mansoori: Quick takes with Middle East innovators |
| Kuwait Oil Co designs, builds semi-automated 3,000-hp rig to tap deep HPHT resources |
| Drilling and testing of an HPHT deep gas prospect from an existing well: case history |
| Completions |
| Sand control technology enhanced to fit complex deepwater, deep-shelf operations |
| Aramco uses swell packers to enable smart open-hole, multilateral completions for EOR |
| Study produces supercement for annular seal and long-term integrity in deep, hot wells |
| HSE & Safety Culture |
| Drilling contractors deliver safety performance improvements through leadership, cultural change: Competitors take differing approaches to same goal |
| Facilitating a change in HSE culture must begin by identifying, understanding existing culture |
| Within a culture of safety, the rig’s operational performance should not be a dirty word |
| Safety culture the Maersk Contractors’ way |
| Driver training program steers BJ Services employees to improved safety on the road |
| Educational Outreach |
| Offshore Energy Center educational initiatives taking the energy industry to the next generation |
| IADC Connection – Annual Meeting Special |
| Guest Editorial: David Payne, Chevron |
| Q&A with IADC president Dr. Lee Hunt |
| IADC operations staff leads the way to an improved global drilling industry |
| Wirelines |
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| Departments |
| Drilling Ahead |
| D&C News |
| D&C Tech Digest |
| Trainer’s Corner |
| People, Companies and Products |
| Perspectives: Kevin Lacy, BP |
