Editorial Calendar
» JANUARY / FEBRUARY «
Critical Issues in Drilling & Completions: DC talks with industry leaders to gauge key challenges, prospective solutions and technology trends
2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference Special: Exclusive round-up of abstracts of papers being presented at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, to be held 17-19 March at the Rai Congress Centre in Amsterdam
Managed pressure drilling/underbalanced Operations: Advances and applications of these important technologies
Health, Safety & the Environment
Completions
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training Conference, 3-4 February, Houston, Texas
IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling & Underbalanced Operations Conference, 12-13 February, San Antonio, Texas
IADC Contractor of the Year Luncheon, 4 March, Houston, Texas
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, 17-19 March, Amsterdam
Ad Closing: 8 January
Materials due: 15 January
» MARCH / APRIL «
Innovating While Drilling (IWD)*: Looking downhole at the newest in MWD/LWD/SWD, downhole tools and drill pipe
Drill Bits: Technical developments and applications
Well Intervention: Efficient techniques to revitalize wells, including coiled tubing applications
Health, Safety & the Environment
Completions
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
SPE/ICoTA 12th Annual Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference, 31 March-1 April, The Woodlands, Texas
IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference, 21-22 April, Abu Dhabi
Ad Closing: 26 February
Materials due: 5 March
» MAY / JUNE «
Offshore activities & outlook: Technology and trends in marine drilling and completions
Onshore drilling: Land contractors share market outlook and regional challenges
Environment: Responsible drilling & completion practices
Brazil outlook: Activity report on this country’s headline-grabbing E&P market
Completions
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
Offshore Technology Conference, 4-7 May, Houston, Texas
2009 IADC Environmental Conference, 12-13 May, Stavanger
IADC Drilling Onshore America, 21 May, Houston, Texas
IADC World Drilling 2009 Conference, 17-18 June, Dublin
Ad Closing: 7 April
Materials due: 14 April
» JULY / AUGUST «
Innovating While Drilling (IWD)*: Drilling with casing/liner, MPD, fluids, HPHT technologies
European Drilling Outlook: Focusing on technology and market trends
Well control: Examining the latest techniques and practices
Drilling Engineering Association: Update and review of projects expanding the boundaries of industry R&D
Completions
Special readership survey!
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
Drilling Engineering Association Workshop, 19 August, Houston, Texas
IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas, 25-26 August, Denver, Colorado
Offshore Europe 2009, 8-11 September, Aberdeen, Scotland
Ad Closing: 2 June
Materials due: 8 June
» SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER «
Drilling Rigs & Equipment: A review of new and innovative technologies, equipment and rig designs
Middle East outlook: Activities and trends in this critical producing region
Geosciences: Overview of the state of exploration geophysics
Health, Safety & the Environment
Completions
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference, 23-24 September, Amsterdam
IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference, 29 September, Houston, Texas
SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, 4-7 October, New Orleans, Louisiana
SEG International Exposition and 79th Annual Meeting, 25-30 October, Houston, Texas
SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition, 26-28 October, Bahrain
Ad Closing: 11 August
Materials due: 18 August
» NOVEMBER / DECEMBER «
IADC Annual Meeting Special: A global operations report
2010 IADC Chairman profile: Exclusive interview with the association’s incoming leader
Global Drilling outlook: Looking back at 2009 and forward into 2010 at key market and technology issues
Well Control: How well control companies are facing the complexity of today’s wells
Completions
Scheduled BONUS DISTRIBUTION:
IADC Annual Meeting, 9-10 November, Miami, Florida
IADC Completions Conference, 17 November, Houston, Texas
IADC Well Control Asia Pacific 2009 Conference, 18-19 November, Bangkok
Ad Closing: 6 October
Materials due: 13 October
* “Innovating While Drilling (IWD)” is a trademark of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and Drilling Contractor.