Drilling
Exploration & Production , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Drilling
Flaring Solutions: Staying Focused
Despite ongoing headwinds facing the battered oil and gas industry, reducing emissions remains a goal.
Exploration & Production , Drilling
E&P Drilling: 3D Inversion of Ultradeep Electromagnetic Data
A 3D inversion of ultradeep EM data provides a useful tool for identifying a change in resistivity all around the borehole.
Unconventional , Drilling
Empire Taps Schlumberger to Help Unlock Potential Northern Territory Shale Resources
Plans are for Schlumberger Land Rig 183 to drill to a depth of about 2,900 m, allowing Empire to evaluate the targeted Velkerri Shale and Kyalla Shale, the company said in a news release.
People , Drilling
Borr Drilling Appoints Patrick Schorn as CEO
Borr Drilling Ltd. has appointed Patrick Schorn as its new CEO, effective September 8, 2020. Schorn will succeed Svend Anton Maier who will remain with the company as special advisor to the CEO.
People , Drilling
Scientific Drilling Names Pamela S. Pierce as CEO, President
Scientific Drilling International (SDI) has named Pamela S. Pierce as CEO and president effective July 31, 2020, a position she has held on an interim basis since May 2020.
Exploration & Production , Drilling
E&P Exploration: Planning the Most Productive Well Path
A computational approach to well trajectory planning promises significant time savings for determining an optimal well that also satisfies drilling constraints.
Drilling , Completions
Halliburton Introduces Cerebro Force Drill Bit Sensor
In-bit sensors deliver performance measurements to maximize drilling efficiency and lower well construction costs.
Exploration & Production , Drilling
E&P Drilling: Another Perspective on Stoneley-Derived Permeability in Clastic Reservoirs
Standoff enhanced Stoneley measurements are applied for continuous permeability using LWD azimuthal acoustic data.
Exploration & Production , Drilling , Completions
E&P Completions: Improving Diverter Effectiveness through Lateral Characterization and Near-Wellbore Modeling
Adapting diverter designs on a stage-by-stage basis to account for variations in rock properties can vastly improve diversion effectiveness.
Restructurings , Public Capital , Drilling
Offshore Driller Noble Corp. Files for Bankruptcy
Offshore oil and gas driller Noble Corp. Plc said on July 31 it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure debt, following a historic fall in energy prices.