What Is Balanced Drilling? Key Principles and Benefits
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What Is Balanced Drilling? Key Principles and Benefits

In oil and gas exploration, the way a well is drilled can make or break the project, affecting everything from speed and safety to the final cost. Balanced drilling has recently moved to the spotlight because it controls underground pressure almost perfectly, reducing the risk of blowouts or lost circulation. So, what exactly is balanced…

New Designs for Enhancing Crew Safety on Offshore Rigs
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New Designs for Enhancing Crew Safety on Offshore Rigs

Offshore oil and gas exploration is one of the most dangerous working conditions in the world, and the crew safety on offshore rigs has become of paramount matter of concern. To meet the growing regulatory requirements and the ever-growing complex offshore operations, safety engineers and designers are continually innovating to develop new designs that significantly enhance the crew’s safety on offshore rigs. This…

Explaining the Function and Importance of Subsea BOPs in Offshore Drilling
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Explaining the Function and Importance of Subsea BOPs in Offshore Drilling

The prevention of blowouts during offshore drilling operations is both multifaceted and extremely difficult. As with any drill activity, there are safety protocols in place to avoid unfortunate accidents, but they can be very costly in terms of time and money when dealing with high-pressure subsea wells, making safety essential for success. This article describes the…

How to Optimize Top Drive Systems
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How to Optimize Top Drive Systems

Top drive systems are the foundation of modern rotary drilling, providing improved control, greater flexibility and more safety when compared with traditional rotary table systems. In the current oil and gas industry, which moves into more challenging environments, including high-temperature and high-pressure (HPHT) wells, offshore ultra-deepwater fields, etc, the ability to optimize the top drive system is crucial to maximize performance, reducing non-productive…

What is Slimhole Drilling
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What is Slimhole Drilling

Although conventional oil and gas drilling methods remain prevalent, slimhole drilling is gaining traction due to its cost-reduction benefits. As new unconventional reservoirs are being explored these days, as well as with the global demand for a reduced ecological footprint clamouring, this technology is swiftly becoming a remarkable answer. This guide will cover the basics of…

Drilling Fluid Engineering for HTHP Wells
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Drilling Fluid Engineering for HTHP Wells

Drilling high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP) wells comes with an array of unique technical challenges that require innovative engineering solutions. Among these, the design and management of the drilling fluids is one of the most important factors that affect the safety, success, and efficiency of the operations. Drilling fluid engineering for HTHP wells requires carefully selected and optimized fluid systems that maintain…

Innovations in Hydraulic Fracturing for Tight Oil and Shale Gas
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Innovations in Hydraulic Fracturing for Tight Oil and Shale Gas

Hydraulic fracturing is commonly referred to as fracking, has changed the global energy landscape through the ability to extract tight oil and shale gas resources previously thought to be uneconomic to extract. By improving the permeability and strength of rock formations with low porosity, the technique has uncovered vast hydrocarbon reserves, which have transformed the energy markets, ensuring energy security for a variety of…

How Offshore Well Completion Technologies Are Reducing Operational Costs
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How Offshore Well Completion Technologies Are Reducing Operational Costs

Completion marks the last major step in bringing an offshore well online; it is the moment the borehole is fitted for the actual recovery of oil or gas. Because crews work dozens of miles at sea, the procedure tends to be pricey, yet recent technical leaps have trimmed both time and expenditure by streamlining equipment…

Common Reasons for Performing Workover Operations
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Common Reasons for Performing Workover Operations

Workover operations sit at the heart of every oil and gas well’s life. They give crews a chance to fix trouble spots and keep output flowing. Tubing swaps, cleanouts, gear upgrades- you name it, fast follow-up on these tasks stretches a well’s career and guards people on location. Basics of Workover Operations? Workover operations are the suite of…