Drilling
Article
August 2020
Increased requirements for uncertainty analysis have caused a shift in sensitivity assessment, from a deterministic approach to a stochastic process. To ensure wellbore integrity, it’s essential to conduct breakout and geomechanical fracture analysis to estimate a safe mud weight window for use during offshore drilling.
Article
July 2020
As the industry moves forward, producers are searching for ways to lower costs and reduce cycle times. Service providers must develop new technologies and sophisticated data analysis capabilities to better understand downhole conditions and rig performance, to improve drilling operations.
Article
June 2020
An off-the-shelf shallow-angle milling system, coupled with a versatile whipstock anchor, enables a deepwater GOM operator to sidetrack from a collapsed expandable liner saving 14 days of rig-time valued at $14 million.
Webcast
Drilling Innovations & Technology Forum: Summer 2020
June 24, 2020
Schlumberger, Enventure
During this 60-minute live webcast, we will discuss the following topics: 1) “Blade Family – 3DC Cutter Technology”, with presenter, Wiley Long, Product Champion, Schlumberger. 2) “The Same Drift Monodiameter Clad/Liner System in Solving Drilling and Well Infrastructure Challenges”, with presenter, Matthew Godfrey, Lead Project Engineer, Enventure Global Technology.
Article
May 2020
In the current market, priorities must be rethought, if the industry is to survive, and the importance of wellbore placement to overall profitability must be recognized. Running solid-state gyro technology for improved wellbore placement is one way to achieve financial and operational goals.
Article
April 2020
Wellbore placement accuracy remains critical to successful offshore operations, particularly where there is a high risk of wellbore collision. Companies implementing gyro technology can mitigate such risks and improve the separation factor between their wells.
Article
April 2020
Operators are using cloud-based well barrier illustrations, with the two-barrier philosophy, as the logical starting point to manage their well integrity and reduce risk.
Article
April 2020
To operate a well is to operate responsibly—but more must be done on sustainable design and balanced portfolios to achieve a net-zero future.
Article
April 2020
Augmented and virtual reality systems reduce rig time usage and mitigate uncertainties, while improving accuracy of rig surveys for offshore solids control and fluid management installations.
Article
March 2020
A novel, high-density logging technology illuminates areas of high tortuosity in the wellbore to improve production equipment placement and reduce downhole damage.
Article
March 2020
A hybrid UBD/MPD solution for an unconventional gas exploration project proves to mitigate hazards, improve safety, and make future drilling campaigns economically viable.
Article
February 2020
In today’s environment, the need to expedite wellbore construction has been supplanted by the requirement to drill boreholes more intelligently. A real-time wellbore guidance technology offers operators and service companies a means of improving precision and accuracy in wellbore placement.
Article
February 2020
Improved offshore activity, coupled with significant conventional oil development programs operated by NOCs, should push drilling marginally higher in 2020.
Article
February 2020
As wellbores and drilling operations have become more complex, drill bit development must keep pace to meet increasingly difficult performance requirements.
Article
January 2020
Into the brink
