Drilling
The collaboration aims to provide a dedicated land rig for geothermal wells in the US.
This study explores the use of autoencoder models with convolutional neural networks to present a framework and prototype for early and accurate kick detection during offshore oilwell drilling.
Operators aren’t rushing to drill, even as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives oil prices up.
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Oil remains an indispensable and irreplaceable part of the global energy mix. As convenient, efficient, and highly energy-dense sources, natural gas and oil are simply unmatched by any currently available alternatives. -
The SPE Drilling and Wells Interoperability Standards group proposes a dual-path strategy to overcome the technical and commercial barriers facing the advancement of drilling automation.
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The latest successful drilling campaign brings Suriname’s discovered resources to over 2.4 billion bbl of oil, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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The contractor sells rigs and Qatar JV stake to Gulf Drilling International in $338 million deal.
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Computational fluid dynamics modeling is used to gain better understanding of filter-cake formation in inclined and vertical well drilling operations under elevated temperature and pressure, highlighting the importance of controlling fluid invasion to optimize drilling performance.
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Drillships Deepwater Asgard and Deepwater Atlas have fresh US Gulf Mexico campaigns upcoming that will earn the driller more than $500,000 per day.
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This paper describes the technical challenges of drilling and running casing in superlaterals in the Vaca Muerta unconventional play.
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As technology continue to evolve and reservoirs become more challenging to access, the drilling industry is further improving its efficiency and derisking operations through the use of artificial intelligence, lighter and stronger pipes, and sophisticated data analytics.
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This paper presents laboratory testing and application of a resin-cement system designed to be placed as a tail slurry to provide enhanced mechanical properties compared with a conventional slurry.
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This paper describes a foamed cement solution designed and implemented to cement shallow intermediate casing strings in a heavy oil play in Northeast Alberta.
