John Thorogood

Drilling Global Consultant LLP

John Thorogood is a drilling engineering adviser at Drilling Global Consultant LLP, supporting multiple international operators and scientific research organizations in deepwater and high-pressure/high-temperature operations. He is the author of more than 60 articles and papers of which one-third relate to human factors, the challenges of drilling automation, and risk analysis. He was recognized by the 2020 SPE Technical Award in Health, Safety, and Environment. Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-thorogood-9a44b819/. Email: jlt-spe@drillinggc.com.

Dr Thorogood was previously employed at BP. He was SPE's first Technical Director for Drilling, on the SPE Board of Directors.

Safety

Closing the Gap in Human Factors: Everybody Has a Role To Play

Competency in human factors is all too often focused on frontline operators, and the importance of human-factors skills among other groups is unappreciated. To be truly effective, human-factors principles have to be implemented throughout an organization.

October 31, 2020 • Marcin Nazaruk • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Technology

A Systems Approach to Well-Control-Barrier Management During Drilling Operations

Well-barrier verification is having the confidence and being able to prove that “the folks on the rig will do the right thing and the equipment will function as intended when called upon to do so.” This paper describes a method of achieving that aim.

October 23, 2017 • John Thorogood • HSE Now
Safety

Management: Getting to Grips with Human Factors in Drilling Operations

Looking after the human factors in daily operations is good business because it increases employee safety and improves work performance.

March 31, 2015 • L.B. Hviid • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Technology

Wellbore Collision Avoidance and Interceptions—State of the Art

This article highlights key knowledge that was shared at the SPE’s “Collision Avoidance and Well Interceptions Applied Technology Workshop” held in Inverness, United Kingdom, in September.

February 27, 2013 • Robert Bacon • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Technology

Deepwater Operations

Luke Eaton of ConocoPhillips, Darryl Herrington of LLOG Exploration, and John Thorogood, drilling global consultant provide their perspectives on deepwater technologies.

January 14, 2013 • Luke Eaton • The Way Ahead
Technology

Technical Journals—Why Read Them?

John Thorogood, Chief Engineer for the BP Sakhalin exploration program, explains why technical journals play such an important role in the life of an engineering professional.

September 5, 2005 • John Thorogood • The Way Ahead