Drilling
Operators aren’t rushing to drill, even as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives oil prices up.
The authors reach conclusions that the industry should define a standard testing method to improve swelling performance, including validation of repeatability, to complement existing guidelines.
This paper establishes that the use of a dual-gradient fluid column during the running of large casing in an extreme-reach deepwater well is an effective method to overcome drag and enable the casing to reach total depth.
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ExxonMobil's Jason Gahr uses the five stages of grief to explain how the upstream industry should respond to the rise of AI. -
A multidimensional Wiener process approach predicts casing remaining useful life, enabling safe, cost-effective well life extension and repurposing for carbon dioxide injection, CCS, and geothermal applications.
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Equinor cites confined gas behind casing and calibration issues in investigation of Troll field well control incident.
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This paper provides an account of the design, implementation, and operational insights from an enhanced geothermal system proppant stimulation targeting a volcanic, dry rock setting with an approximately 330°C bottomhole temperature.
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This study evaluates the feasibility of drilling a closed-loop, unconventional geothermal system in the Pannonian Basin basement of Romania.
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The paper describes a multientry multistage fracturing technology developed to enable longer laterals, increase stage counts, improve stimulation efficiencies, and derisk operations.
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SPE DSATS/IADC ART Symposium to Explore ‘Comprehensive Impactful Drilling Systems—How do we Evolve?’The event to be held on 16 March in Galveston, Texas, will address important issues for the Drilling Systems Advancement Technical Section's forward planning with industry speakers and an interactive working session.
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The Granat prospect on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be developed with a subsea tieback to existing infrastructure.
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Eni reports its latest deepwater exploration well offshore Côte d'Ivoire found gas and condensate in high-quality Cenomanian sands in the Calao channel complex.
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Autonomous drilling through managed pressure drilling (MPD) at the Atlantis field has given the operator confidence to scale the method.
