Drilling
Operator targets first oil 30 months after field sanction of $1.5 billion heavy-oil project that will use a refurbished wellhead platform and FPSO.
Extended-reach drilling (ERD) and complex wells have emerged as pivotal techniques, enabling access to previously unreachable reserves. ERD allows operators to access oil and gas reservoirs far from the drilling site, minimizing the environmental footprint and optimizing resource recovery.
Cementing and zonal isolation remains an important topic to operators and service providers alike. Additionally, an increase in the number of papers with both academic and field-driven content shows that there is no lack of initiative for operators to materially improve on existing methods and technology.
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SLB will use artificial intelligence-based software to help ensure the delivery of 18 ultradeepwater wells. -
Launch of development drilling marks a new milestone as Romania aspires to become EU’s largest gas producer.
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To enable a fully interventionless approach, a barrier-rated tubing-hanger valve has been developed to eliminate slickline intervention and minimize associated risks and operational time.
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New case studies highlight how artificial intelligence, advanced hardware, and innovative business models are enabling success in drilling automation.
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This paper describes an intelligent completion system in the context of multiple wells that, by electrifying the process, replaces the conventional electrohydraulic systems that have been in use for decades.
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This paper evaluates the effect of rapid cooling on the rock-cutting process and incorporates this effect as a component of drilling-performance optimization.
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This paper discusses the development of a multientry, multistage fracturing system and its advantages over traditional openhole multistage fracturing solutions.
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In a deal described as possibly "one of the most important transactions BP has done in 20 years" by CEO Murray Auchincloss, the company has agreed contractual terms with the Iraqi government to invest in drilling and infrastructure to rehabilitate and boost production at the Kirkuk oil field.
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Soft demand and mounting stacking costs drove decisions by Noble and Valaris to move on from units.
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This paper proposes a methodology for preventing drillstring fatigue and failure in deep wells with large shallow doglegs.
