Big Shale Technology

Shale oil engineer Oscar Portillo spends his days drilling as many as five wells at once— without ever setting foot on a rig. Part of a team working to cut the cost of drilling a new shale well by a third, Portillo works from a Royal Dutch Shell Plc office in suburban Houston, his eyes darting among 13 monitors flashing data on speed,...

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What worker doing during Drilling Operation?

During drilling, the personnel and equipment must be protected against unexpected pressure surges in the wellbore. In oil and gas drilling, these surges can come from hydrocarbon fluids trapped under impermeable rock which holds them at pressures higher than the static head of the fluid column in the wellbore, and in geothermal operations...

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Geothermal Drilling with Kelly Rig

To make the hole or drilling well with kelly rig, energy must be transmitted from the surface to the rock face at the end of the wellbore. Power supply for drilling has evolved from the early days of steam-driven,mechanically coupled rigs to the current standard of diesel-electric drive. In this configuration, two to four diesel engines...

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Preperation Drilling Operation

In the baseline system, all of the equipment necessary for the drilling operation is organized around the derrick, or mast. This is a steel tower , ranging from 50' to 180' in height, which supports the drill pipe with the bit and all the other downhole equipment, and which provides a platform for much of the other equipment necessary...

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New drilling technologies could give us so much oil

New oil drilling technologies could increase the world’s petroleum supplies six-fold in the coming years to 10.2 trillion barrels, says a report released today by market research firm Lux Research. The most common and controversial technique is hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which chemical-laced water is injected to break up...

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New Oil Drilling Technology Will Soon Spark An Explosion Of Oil

Energy stocks have been tearing higher since the election on bets that the Trump administration will relax environmental restrictions and open more federal lands to oil and gas drilling. Crude oil’s staying north of $50 hasn’t hurt, either. It is up there in part because OPEC threw in the towel and agreed to production limits. Unfortunately...

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Well’s Production prediction with Microseismic Technology

With efficiency being crucial when every dollar counts, operators in unconventional plays could add microseismic technology to fracture modeling methods to gain insight into permeability advances and better forecast production. That’s according to Sudhendu Kashikar, vice president of completions evaluation for MicroSeismic Inc. Understanding...

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Drilling with Coiled Tubing for Multilateral Wells

The petroleum industry is constantly driving to reduce capex and increase economic recoverability while minimizing environmental impact and surface footprint. By combining the three advanced drilling techniques of multilateral drilling, underbalanced drilling (UBD) and directional coiled tubing drilling (CTD), an operator can capture significant...

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The Connection in Oil Gas Drilling with new Technology

As the drilling landscape changes, an upturn in land factory drilling projects drives the need for efficient, high-performance products and technologies. NOV addressed the needs of this shifting market by developing the Delta line of rotary-shouldered drillpipe connections. These connections are stronger and more fatigue-resistant than...

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Optimize Wells with Rotary Steerable Systems

In any well delivery operation there are three drivers—drilling efficiency, accurate well placement and high-quality wellbores. The main objective in directional drilling is to accurately position the well within the target to optimize returns. Nevertheless, wellbore quality is just as important a factor that must be considered—a...

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Expandable Liners Technology in Oil Gas Drilling

The first hanger designs specifically developed to run liners were true to their descriptive name. The weight of the liner set mechanical slips in a vertical well, and cement was used to seal the liner top. These were mechanical devices that lacked reliability, particularly in deviated wellbores. As wells were drilled to greater depths,...

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Rig Automation Maximizes Value For Contractors And Operators

Drilling a well is a complex mix of overwhelming data and tasks in need of constant attention. To address the challenge of repetitive complexities of machine and process control, the NOVOS process automation platform was launched by NOV after an extensive development period. The system provides a common platform for the control, monitoring,...

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Digitalization Directional Drilling

Super-specification pad-optimal Swiss Army-style walking rigs may generate headlines when it comes to evolution in land drilling, but directional drilling is fast becoming a more accurate indicator of how the sector is evolving as tight formation development enters full field development. Companies like Baker Hughes, a GE company,...

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Solids Control Innovations To North American Shale Fields

While the last year has seen a ramping up of onshore drilling in shale fields across North America, it’s clear that “caution” still remains the watchword when it comes to drilling and production budgets. Anadarko, ConocoPhillips and Hess already have announced reductions in 2017 E&P budgets, and in the words of Anadarko CEO...

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