R&D

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April 18, 2018
Halliburton released the e-cd Plus system – a new technology that automates and enhances continuous circulation connections during drilling and tripping operations.
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April 18, 2018
Air Control Entech and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre have launched new unmanned aerial vehicles that aim to reduce offshore oil and gas inspection costs by up to 50%.
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April 12, 2018
Gulf Publishing Company, a leading provider of data and technical information for the global energy industry, announced today that Energy Web Atlas (EWA) has entered into a partnership with Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative (NGI). EWA is a platform that allows users to examine real-time natural gas project information.
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April 12, 2018
In an MCEDD presentation on Wednesday, a recognized subsea expert said that the reluctance of operators to adopt new technology in the sector is tied to risk.
Article
April 2018
In 2017, the big news in the logging and formation evaluation industry was the completion in July of the successful merger of Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas to form BHGE, which comes on the heels of the unsuccessful effort by Halliburton to purchase Baker Hughes in 2016.
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April 11, 2018
Ulterra Drilling Technologies has introduced its latest advancement in PDC bit engineering. The patent-pending SplitBlade breakthrough design improves cuttings evacuation as much as 200% faster than conventional PDC bits.
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April 10, 2018
GEODynamics has introduced a new and evolutionary technology in composite frac plug systems. Called the EVOLV+FracTrapTM Zone Isolation System, it provides both ball retrieval and composite plug technology in one tool that delivers risk-free, ball-on-seat, plug-and-perf isolation solutions to operators.
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April 05, 2018
A new Digital Innovation Center is being established at Gazprom Neft, for the development and implementation of digital technologies in logistics, processing and sales.
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March 29, 2018
Rosneft has opened an office of the International Center for Research and Development in Qatar, which will become a full-scale representative office of the Company, performing along with scientific and technical activities, and also functions to promote various business areas of the Company in the region.
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March 28, 2018
Emerson has announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Repsol to provide its Paradigm E&P software suite across all Repsol global exploration operations to help identify and evaluate new and existing opportunities more accurately.
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March 27, 2018
The SMART Sens from Impact Selector International is the latest advancement in wireline tools, providing real-time monitoring of downhole cable head tension during wireline operations.
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March 27, 2018
Schlumberger has introduced the Tempo instrumented docking perforating gun system at the SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition. This combination of a plug-in gun design with real-time advanced downhole measurements enables and monitors the well’s dynamic underbalance to create clean perforations that boost reservoir productivity.
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March 26, 2018
The Oil & Gas Innovation Center (OGIC) has invested more than £300,000 into three new projects which have the potential to cut operational costs and improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry.
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March 23, 2018
TechnipFMC has agreed to terms of a collaboration agreement with Magma Global Ltd. to develop a new generation of hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for use in offshore applications.
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March 22, 2018
C6 Technologies AS, the oilfield technology company specializing in the development of innovative solutions for well intervention and conveyance, today announces the successful completion of a world's first application of its ComTrac technology, in conjunction with its parent company, Archer.
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March 21, 2018
Specialist Directional Coiled Tubing Drilling Service company AnTech Ltd., has announced the launch of RockView -- a technology that makes real-time, high-resolution geosteering possible for the first time.
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March 13, 2018
PTSC Mechanical & Construction Ltd. has commissioned MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply a total of two compressor trains for the Sao Vang and Dai Nguyet gas fields’ development project in Vietnam.
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March 13, 2018
Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology, has invested £2.8 million in new technology over the past month in response to anticipated market demand.
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March 09, 2018
Today, strict global onshore and offshore disposal standards are applicable industry-wide. One of the requirements specifies that free fluid must be removed from all cuttings. This can result in increased costs for operators due to higher treatment, disposal and transportation costs.
Article
March 2018
Applying traditional decline models to unconventional reservoirs can yield erroneous results, due to invalid assumptions. To accurately forecast EUR in unconventional reservoirs, a new approach is required.
Article
March 2018
The first CT intervention plan that required 15,000-psi-rated well control equipment yields important lessons.
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