TAB LE OF CONTE NTS
Official magazine of
the International
Association of Drilling
Contractors SEPT/OCT 2023
Volume 79 • Number 5
drillingcontractor.org iadc.org
New apps like Field Development
Planning (FDP) are opening up a new
world for drilling engineers in terms of
efficiency and capability. Read about
these technologies on Page 14. Cover
illustration is based on Aker BP’s FDP
visualization. D I G ITALI ZATI O N O F D R I LLI N G
14 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
21 Standardizing subsea BOP soak testing: Overview of value and recommended best
practices BY PATRICK HILLARD AND LEONARD CHILDERS, IPT GLOBAL; AND AHMED OMAR, SEADRILL
26 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
I N N OVATIVE D R I LLI N G TECH N O LOG I E S
30 Amid growing uptake of MPD in deepwater, controlled mud level technology
deserves another look
BY ANTHONY SPINLER, ENHANCED DRILLING
DECARBONIZING DRILLING
36 34 New contracting models needed to finance decarbonization programs, drive new
solutions BY JESSICA WHITESIDE, CONTRIBUTOR
36 Companies zero in on cementing process to have outsized impact on well
construction emissions
BY STEPHEN WHITFIELD, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DRILLING CONTRACTOR • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023
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