Drillingtechnology Stories

Already, the methodology has solved challenging directional performances issues, generating significant savings and optimizing the learning curve process. The model is a...

The Coaching Guide originated in 2018 as part of a campaign to equip our Drilling Superintendents and HSE staff with additional tools and skills for coaching employees i...

Thunderstorms are electronically monitored on the platform for lightning strikes, because offshore drilling rig masts and crane booms are normally the tallest structure...

This paper will be presented by E.S. Kolstad at the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 20-22 February 2007. Read and download the tech...

They are then integrated in the torsional equation of motion of the stick-slip model. A case study is carried out to show the consistency between the simulated results a...

When we talk about Actively C.A.R.E.™ (controlling and removing exposures), that can often be interpreted as only focusing on exposures that can harm people on the job...

Once the tasks of laying down casing and drill pipe were completed, the derrick was then lowered and replaced. The crew was cleared to resume drilling ahead. "Yeah...

The journey of rigs towards reduced fuel consumption and lower emissions marks a significant step in fulfilling aspirational goals for a more efficient and, more sustain...

This paper should provide help to engineers who seek to improve the accuracy of casing wear prediction and hence improve casing wear management. It presents a new way of...

The drilling industry faces challenges when it comes to implementing physics-based decisions in real-time, resulting in missed opportunities to improve drilling performa...

Namely, the effect of the drillstring-wellbore contact distribution is showed to have a substantial impact on the SOT performance. Consequently, it was proved that optim...

After two years of testing the recovery control system internally, there were no undetected stalls, no false detections, and no unplanned trips due to motor stall, displ...

Imagine a loved one is going to work in an industry that has been know historically to be dangerous, like mining, forestry, law enforcement, or commercial fishing. What...

Directional surveys acquired by Measurement While Drilling (MWD) are subject to many errors that are not easily recognized by traditional Quality Control (QC) procedures...

Our Bit Guidance System makes intelligent decisions based on economics, helping lower drilling costs while increasing production. The AutoSlide® automated drilling platf...

Analysis of low frequency axial drilling dynamics from block velocity input to surface weight on bit (SWOB) or differential pressure outputs, shows significant regional...

This study demonstrates that the procedure reduces the horizontal wellbore position uncertainty by 46% for the study area and more generally from 15 to 50 percent when c...

The use of time-domain modeling to jointly characterize the behavior of downhole axial and surface oscillation tools introduced in this work allows a better understandin...

These analyses can constitute guidelines about stabilizer design to minimize vibrations. The novelty of this work is to introduce the geometry details of the stabilizers...