Drilling
The oilfield service company will supply power plants capable of electrifying 180,000 US homes with geothermal energy.
This article is the fourth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, David Reid, the CTO and CMO for NOV, discusses the evolution and current state of automated drilling systems.
This paper presents an efficient mathematical optimization method for well placement that maximizes contact with the productive zones for the best locations in the reservoir.
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This paper discusses the development of a multientry, multistage fracturing system and its advantages over traditional openhole multistage fracturing solutions. -
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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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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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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From optimizing drilling performance to enhancing worker safety, computer vision can change how the industry works.
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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.
