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toprovide relief foryourbottom line.
SpeedDrill
™
Bits
OILFIELDTECHNOLOGY
JUNE 2015
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EXPLORATION
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DRILLING
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PRODUCTION
JUNE2015
EXPLORATION | DRILLING | PRODUCTION
ISSN 1757-2134
Contents
June 2015
Volume 08 Issue 06
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Front cover
Fornearly100years,
ReedHycalog™bitsfrom
NOVhavemettheneedsof
anevolvingindustry.Their
SpeedDrill™bitsareproven
toincreaseROP,reduceMSE,
andimprovebottomlines.
Thebitfeaturesaunique
concentric,dual‑diameter
designthattakesadvantage
oftheloweredstressin
formationscausedbydrilling.
Thisinnovation,along
withapatentedgaugepad
orientationtoincreasestability
whiledrilling,helpsimprove
theefficiencyandeconomics
ofthemostchallenging
operations.
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Comment
05
World news
10
Highlighting Horda
IdarHorstadandJoFirth,CGG,examinerecentdevelopmentsoverthe
Hordaplatform.
17
Go with the workflow
GarrettLeahy,EmersonProcessManagement,USA,outlinestheprinciples
behindanewstructuralmodellingworkflow.
22
Standardising subsea
KristinNergaardBerg,DNVGL,explainshowstandardisationcanreleasethe
potentialforsubseaprocessingtobeapreferredsolutionandmakesubsea
productionandprocessingmorereliableandcost‑efficient.
26
Keeping standards afloat
AndySmith,Trelleborg,UK,askshowthemooringbuoyancyindustrycan
respondtothedemandsofdeepwaterdrillingandlegislationwhileensuring
productsdeliverperformanceandsafetyinthelongterm.
31
Eliminating human error
RichardAnton,MerlinERDLtd,talkstrouble‑freetrippingincomplexand
extendedreachwells.
36
Getting to the core of the subject
MarkFreeman,Tercel,USA,analysesanewdrillbitengineeredto
enhancedrillingefficiencyandincreaseROP.
43
The new upper hand
SriMarkandeyaandAndrewMiller,NOV,showhowtakingadvantage
oflowerstressinthewellborecanprovidereliefforoperator’s
bottomlines.
47
Aiding the economics of the unconventional
CaseyKitagawa,PatrickGillisandSamihaAltoqui,Drilformance,
reviewanewseriesofdrillbitsthatarehelpingoperatorsdrillfurther,
faster.
51
Getting ahead with hybrids
TimBeaton, Shear Bits, USA, reveals newhybrid drill bit
designs that have been developed to provide enhanced drilling
performance.
55
Remediation & repair
Juvenal Faria andDjillali Sahnoun, Sanjel, Canada, look atmethods
used to solve remedial cementing challenges inWestern Canada.
59
Cutting costs in well construction
ThomasRoesnerandDianeLangley,Cameron,USA,looksatwhat
servicecompaniesaredoingtoinnovateanddriveefficiencyandcost
savingsinwellconstruction.
65
Factoring in flooding
P.Rozowski,C.Acevedo‑Vélez,J.MukherjeeandW.Yu,
TheDowChemicalCompany,examineenhancedwaterflooding
methodsdesignedtoimproveoilrecoveryintightcarbonateoil
reservoirs.
69
Overcoming adversity
BrianSidle,Welltec,Denmark,explainshowingenuityinwell
interventiontechnologyishelpingoperatorsovercomeadversity.
