
Skolkovo Software Package Helped Geosteerers With Drilling Support
Modeling experience was gained at new fields with new geological conditions. The geological support group of TNG-Geonavigatsia LLC (a subsidiary of the geophysical TNG-Group) has mastered a new software package for geomodeling and well drilling support. This is stated in the newspaper “Geophysicist of Tataria” (author – Dmitry SYROKVASHIN, chief …

Halliburton Introduces HalVue® For Wireline Data Visualization
Halliburton Company today introduced the HalVue® service for real-time wireline data visualization to expand current features on the platform. HalVue is a real-time data monitoring application that gives customers a consistent view of data across operations as it comes in from the rig to help maximize asset value. Halliburton recently …

RPI Reports: Russian MWD/LWD Market Outlook – Light at the End of the Tunnel
The first half of 2021 was marked by a decline in exploration and production drilling figures, which started in 2019, yet continued during this period. The data demonstrated that, compared to the same period in 2020, production drilling decreased by about 6%, and exploration drilling fell by 20%. All of …

NewTech Services: Gazprom Neft Completes Field Run of RSS and Logging Tools
NewTech Services and Gazprom Neft have successfully completed another field run of a new 4 3/4″ push-the-bit Rotary Steerable System (RSS), the Neutrino™ Ultra High-Speed MWD tool, and the MFWPR® Resistivity LWD tool in the Yuzhno-Priobskoe Field. The primary objective of the field trial was the qualification of the RSS …

Schlumberger: Launches MagniSphere a High-Definition NMR Logging-While-Drilling Service
MagniSphere service delivers real-time reservoir evaluation data to improve drilling performance and optimize well placement for maximized production Schlumberger announced today the introduction of MagniSphere* high-definition NMR logging-while-drilling service. This new service delivers accurate, real-time producibility analysis for optimum well placement, resulting in improved production and recovery in complex reservoirs. …

Weatherford Signs Two Drilling Services Contracts In Russia Valued At $67 Million
Weatherford International plc announced it has signed two contracts totaling $67.4 million for drilling services with two major operators in Russia. The first contract spans two-and-a-half years. Operations began in July 2019 and will last through the end of 2022. Weatherford will provide logging-while-drilling (LWD), measurement-while-drilling (MWD), rotary steerable systems …

Gazprom Neft: LWD Applications in the Construction of Horizontal Wells
Introduction Horizontal well construction is an effective method of developing oil and gas fields with a complex structure [1]. Currently, 77% of Gazprom Neft wells under construction use the standard set of Formation Evaluation (FE) methods. These include resistivity logging (RL) and gamma ray logging (GR) (GOST 32358-2013). The application …

MWD & LWD In Russia: Current Status and Development Outlook Through 2025
Significant changes have happened in the drilling industry in the last decade. Every year the operations become more complex and the production and environmental safety requirements become more stringent. That is why the application of measuring-while-drilling (MWD) systems is becoming more important in the oilfield services market – information acquired …

Weatherford: Announces Successful Inaugural Runs of the HeatWave™ Extreme (HEX) Triple-Combo LWD for Chevron.
Weatherford International plc (NYSE: WFT) and Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd., a subsidiary of Chevron Weatherford Corporation, today announced the successful inaugural runs of the HeatWave™ Extreme (HEX) triple-combo logging-while-drilling (LWD) tool string. The first run was completed on September 6, 2016, on a well in the Gulf of …
Baker Hughes & Halliburton: HAL – To Divest – Expandable Liner Hangers, BH – To Divest – Core Completions
Today we announced that Halliburton and Baker Hughes will market for sale additional businesses in connection with Halliburton’s pending acquisition of Baker Hughes. On the Halliburton side, we intend to divest our expandable liner hangers business, which falls within the Completion & Production Division. Baker Hughes intends to divest its …