Exploration Drilling Production Technology

Following cementing operations foam wiper balls are typically used to remove residual cement, drilling fluid or debris from the inside of the drill pipe or tubing. The foam wiper ball is pumped down the drill pipe wiping the internal diameters before being circulated back to surface along with the debris. …

Skye optional Twin Torch System enables even faster removal, repair and re-hardbanding application. Hardbanding Solutions are continually working to make Hardbanding as efficient and cost-effective as possible. For those customers who must remove cracked or damaged hardbanding, we developed our laboratory tested procedure for complete removal, tool joint repair and …

Scale is a big issue. It costs operators in lost production and it costs in time and money to remediate. This is only likely to worsen over time with new developments and drivers such as longer tiebacks, the growing use of (integrity critical) smart wells, increased gas production, the drive …

The 5th Annual KDR Well Engineering Forum We are celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the KDR on the 12th September with the largest number of delegates to date, keynote speeches from leading industry figures and panel sessions focussing on drilling, completion, well integrity, workover and production enhancement. Can you afford …

Field-proven Treatment Removes Drilling Damage Caused by OBM Drill-in Fluids  Cleansorb, a leading provider of patented chemical well treatments that enhance hydrocarbon production for the international oil and gas industry, today announced that following a series of successful ORCA™ for OBM treatments on offshore oil production wells and a water injection well …

Probe, a leading supplier of cased-hole logging and advanced monitoring technology to the global oil and gas and geothermal industries, today announced that it continues to make headway in offering its customers additional resources to dramatically increase their data logging capabilities through the adoption of its high-speed digital (HD) telemetry …

IriSphere look-ahead-while-drilling service reduces drilling risks and improves efficiency by providing data ahead of the bit in real time Schlumberger today introduced the IriSphere* look-ahead-while-drilling service at the Offshore Technology Conference. The new service provides the industry’s first application of electromagnetic (EM) technology for detecting formation features ahead of the …

Aker Solutions launches ix3(TM) – a software and digital services company that enables operators to accelerate field development projects and optimize asset performance. ix3 has created a digital twin platform called Integral(TM) that brings together engineering, manufacturing and test data with live-streamed operational data. Integral monitors, assesses, maintains and optimizes energy …

Halliburton today released Flex™ Managed Pressure Drilling System (MPD), a scalable and mobile technology that can be configured to address specific operator challenges and deliver greater rig efficiency. The tiered system allows operators to select the right level of service to help maximize the cost/benefit of managed pressure drilling services. The standard …

Weatherford International today unveiled Victus intelligent MPD, an Industry 4.0 solution that features intelligent control, equipment automation and leading technical competence driven by a global engineering organization. Based on experience in more than 7,600 MPD operations, Victus enables operators and drilling contractors to achieve their objectives with unmatched safety and …