October 2016
Special Focus

Directional drilling advances deliver tight-cluster, extended-reach wells in unconsolidated sands

Advances in directional drilling, logging while drilling (LWD) and well placement technologies have helped offshore operators reach new production targets, enabling wellbores to be threaded through geologically complex reservoirs and located many thousands of meters from a production platform.
Michael Phillips / Weatherford Rodolphe Andre / Weatherford Christophe Coudyzer / Addax Petroleum Pascal Blanchard / Addax Petroleum

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