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Nabors, Corva form alliance to scale digital transformation
Corva and Nabors Industries formed a
strategic technology partnership to inte-
grate Corva’s App Store and Dev Center
with Nabors’ SmartROS universal drilling
rig controls and automation system.

The companies aim to rapidly scale
process and machine automation in the
industry by simplifying the execution of
automation on any AC rig. Operators can
design and deploy custom apps across
their rig fleet, regardless of the rig provider.

Smart ROS is now deployed on more
than 124 Nabors rigs in the Lower 48, Latin
America and the Middle East, as well as 15
non-Nabors rigs.

Corva offers more than 100 apps and
dashboards, including Predictive Drilling,
a machine learning technology that
enhances rotary drilling performance. It
has already been used to provide data
visualizations for 27,000 wells covering
596 million ft.

BiSN reaches milestone
with Wel-lok technology
BiSN has achieved a milestone of
400 commercial deployments of its
Wel-lok technology , which enables
bismuth-based seals for plug and
abandonment and well intervention
applications . The company reached its
previous milestone of 300 deployments
just 13 months ago. In addition , BiSN
has now deployed into 17 countries, the
most recent in Mozambique .

Products All-climate hydrocarbon
fire protection coating ideal
for extreme environments
Jotun launched the Jotachar JF750
XT coating, which aids in passive fire
protection for oil and gas assets and was
designed to perform in all climates.

The coating went through five years
of internal and third-party testing,
including exposure to a wide range of
external environments. Testing was
conducted at Jotun’s Svalbard facility,
the industry’s only Arctic testing sta-
tion for coatings, as well other loca-
tions for harsh desert and sub-tropical
conditions. The coating is certified to
key industry fire and cryogenic spill
protection standards, including listing
to UL1709 in addition to Lloyds Register
and DNV Type Approvals for pool fire, jet
fire and cryogenic spill protection.

Extreme-Duty valves, seats achieve 800 hrs running life
GD Energy Products (GDEP) recently
completed a one-month field trial in the
Delaware Basin for its new Extreme-Duty
Drilling Valves and Seats, proving they
provide a reduction in maintenance levels
and in inventory and consumption rates,
in drilling pump applications. In the Eagle
Ford, they even achieved 800 hrs running
life. The valves and seats are rated for up
to 7,500 psi and are compatible with both
oil- and water-based drilling muds. They
can withstand up to 350°F.

Ingersoll Rand expands cordless tools with IQV20 battery system
4D inversion technology
enhances fluid tracking
Ikon Science’s new Time-Lapse Ji-Fi
app offers 4D fluid tracking capabilities
for production and injection scenarios.

The tool is applicable in most hydrocar-
bon production and carbon capture, uti-
lization and storage projects. It utilizes
cross-plot display options, input filters
for data management and a probability
density function management system.

The app encompasses the company’s
Deep QI machine learning technology ,
which is expanded with a new machine
learning property prediction and auto-
mated rock physics modeling function
algorithm for better workflow efficiency.

48 Ingersoll Rand expands its IQV20
Battery Series with three new cordless
compact impact wrenches . This includes
a ¼ -in. compact impact driver that deliv-
ers up to 3,400 in-lb of fastening torque;
a ⅜ -in. impact wrench with a breakaway
torque up to 400 ft-lb and a maximum
speed of 2,800 RPM; and ½ -in. impact
wrench with a 5.3-in. tip-to-tail length for
tight spaces.

The company also introduced the
G5351 IQV20 cordless angle grinder with
a reduced weight to minimize worker
fatigue while working in enclosed spaces.

The wrenches and grinder all work on
the same IQV20 battery system.

J U LY/AU G U ST 2023 • D R I L L I N G C O N T R AC T O R