Drilling
The company said that its AD-300, a 50-m-high automated island drilling rig that walks between wells, was delivered 3 months ahead of schedule.
A report commissioned by Havtil, the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority, calls for better dialogue regarding pore-pressure uncertainty and higher-end drilling techniques like managed pressure drilling as methods to reduce the risk of well-control events.
This paper presents a study that confirms glass-reinforced-epoxy-lined tubing as a reliable, cost-effective solution for long-term water-injection service in moderate-salinity offshore environments.
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Soft demand and mounting stacking costs drove decisions by Noble and Valaris to move on from units. -
From optimizing drilling performance to enhancing worker safety, computer vision can change how the industry works.
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This paper proposes a methodology for preventing drillstring fatigue and failure in deep wells with large shallow doglegs.
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Everywhere you look these days, there is talk of how advances in big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will revolutionize virtually every aspect of our lives. This month, we will look at how researchers in the drilling domain are using this potential to improve well construction.
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In this paper, the authors propose a regression machine-learning model to predict stick/slip severity index using sequences of surface measurements.
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By boosting gas supplies to Egypt’s home market, Cairo can return its focus to developing an LNG export hub.
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This selection of cutting-edge articles spotlights how experimental concepts are now driving cost-saving strategies in unconventional development. It’s a reminder that innovation often comes from creative thinking, not just new tools or tech partnerships.
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The new wells at Zohr are key to a plan to return Egypt’s gas production back to “pre-crisis” levels by June 2025.
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The Libyan National Oil Company plans to tender 22 onshore/offshore exploration blocks in 2025 as it works to rebuild credibility with foreign oil producers.
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This paper investigates the effect of calcium oxide as an expansive agent on the performance of geopolymer-based sealing materials, with successful application in oil and gas wells at shallow depths.
