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Eurasia Drilling Company Limited and Schlumberger Announce Completion of Transactions and Strategic Alliance

Eurasia Drilling Company Limited and Schlumberger announced today the completion of the sale and purchase of each other’s drilling and service assets together with the formation of a Strategic Alliance in line with the Letter of Intent announced on 4th October 2010. The key elements of the transactions completed on …

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Andrew Gould Delivers Keynote Speech at Howard Weil Energy Conference 2011 in New Orleans

Ladies and gentlemen good morning—it’s a great pleasure to be back in New Orleans for the 39th Howard Weil Energy Conference. In spite of the political turmoil and natural disasters that we have seen over the past two months, I’m going to try and convince you that the fundamentals for …

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New Schlumberger Quartz Gauges Deliver Reliable High-Resolution HPHT Measurements

Signature Gauges Help Reveal Reservoir Quality in all Testing Operating Environments Schlumberger today announced the introduction of Signature* quartz gauges for well testing operations. The new gauges operate reliably in rugged downhole conditions to obtain high-quality pressure measurements throughout a test, even in high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions up to 30,000 …

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Technology Roundtable: Geophysical & Geological Software

1. Geophysical & Geological (G&G) software technology is designed to aid oil and gas companies to maximise their understanding of subsurface and improve their decision making – what is the uptake of this technology in Russia at present? Baker Hughes: In my opinion G&G software is gaining acceptance in most …

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Schlumberger Introduces New Fiber System to Reduce Nonproductive Time

Schlumberger today announced the release of the Losseal family of reinforced composite mat pills. This system, which combines fibers and solids into specifically engineered pills, reduces nonproductive time (NPT) by mitigating the risk of lost circulation during drilling and cementing operations. “Lost circulation problems that can occur during primary cementing …

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Smith Bits Introduces New Drill Bit for Shale Drilling

Smith Bits announced today the release of its Spear* shale-optimized steel body polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit. The Spear drill bit is specifically designed for shale plays to efficiently drill a curve and a long lateral hole section for faster penetration rates in low hydraulic energy environments. “The Spear bit …

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Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services Achieves Cisco Managed Services Master Certification

Organization Recognized as Having Highest Level of Expertise in Developing and Delivering Managed Services Schlumberger announced today that Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) has achieved the Managed Services Master Certification from Cisco. This certification recognizes GCS’s investment in the managed service ITIL® processes, practices and tools necessary to provide high-quality …

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Schlumberger Integrates Coiled Tubing with Production Services

ACTive PS Service Increases Efficiency and Enhances Production FLORENCE, Schlumberger today announced at the 2010 SPE Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition the release of ACTive PS* integrated coiled tubing (CT) production service. This new service couples real-time fiber-optic telemetry with existing, advanced wireline production logging tools. ACTive PS optimizes work …

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Schlumberger Introduces New Downhole Reservoir Testing System

Quartet System Delivers High-Resolution Pressure Measurements and Representative Fluid Samples for Safer and More Efficient Reservoir Testing Schlumberger announced today at the 2010 SPE Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition the release of the Quartet* high-performance downhole reservoir testing system. This complete downhole testing system allows operators to isolate, control, measure …

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Lane Energy Poland and Schlumberger Deliver First Shale Gas Well in Baltic Basin

Well Drilled in Record Time and Second Well Underway WARSAW —Lane Energy Poland and Schlumberger today announced an update on the first exploration shale gas well evaluating the shales in the Baltic Basin of Northern Poland. In addition, drilling on a second well in the area is at an advanced …

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