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Wintershall Dea will implement AGR Software’s iQx probabilistic time and cost estimation and tracking applications for its drilling and well projects in Norway.The development will play a role in enabling greater standardization for Wintershall Dea’s well and drilling teams in the well delivery process. The move will also improve communication and automation in workload distribution […]

Nabors has launched its Canrig Red Zone Robotics (RZR) Rig Floor Module, a modular rig upgrade that automates routine drilling activities. Nabors retrofitted an existing rig – X29 – with the RZR module and has drilled multiple horizontal wells for ExxonMobil in the Permian Basin. The companies had previously collaborated on Nabors’ fully automated R801

eDrilling was awarded 10 million NOK ($960,000) in funding from Gassnova CLIMIT to support the research and development of well control software for carbon capture and storage (CCS), along with other financial contributions from partners in the energy industry.“Full-scale CO₂ storage demands comprehensive analysis and knowledge of reservoir and formation to eliminate risks for leakage

Huisman has been awarded a contract by Carbfix for the delivery and installation of Huisman Composite Tubulars. The pipe system will be installed in the pilot well of the Coda Terminal, a large carbon transport and storage hub in Iceland.Huisman has developed in-house a fit-for-purpose downhole composite pipe system specifically for well construction purposes, to

Kongsberg Digital and Keystone announced their plans to form a “technology partnership,” enabling real-time wells and planning data to be combined and contextualized, leading to optimized drilling operations. The companies said in a statement that their partnership, which will see them combine both of their well application portfolios, represents “an important step change” in industry

Salunda has signed exclusive license agreement with Transocean to make, develop and sell HaloGuard, a safety system that integrates camera and sensor technology with drilling equipment and machine controls.The system combines real-time location technology together with a machine vision system. The technology is designed to locate personnel on the drill floor during operations. When a

Schlumberger has introduced its Neuro autonomous solutions, which use advanced cloud-based software and connected intelligent systems to create a continuous feedback loop between surface and downhole. This significantly increases the efficiency and consistency of E&P operations while reducing human intervention and footprint.“Neuro autonomous solutions transform hydrocarbon exploration and development workflows for the well construction process

Machine learning techniques are nowadays often used to analyze historical well data, allowing drilling contractors and operators to optimize performance while drilling new wells and predict outcomes in real time. In this interview with DC from the 2022 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference in Austin, Texas, on 31 August, Allan Nandlal, Product Manager at Well

Digital technologies have become an increasingly important part of the driller’s safety toolbox. In particular, companies are looking to AI-based monitoring systems and wearable alert devices to better track and manage crew movement on the rig, enhancing their capability to keep people away from potential hazards.More and more, leveraging these high-tech devices is also seen

Nabors Industries has been at the forefront of automated drilling systems in recent years, with the company deploying, among other things, a fully automated land rig featuring its SmartROS operating system. In a presentation at the IADC World Drilling 2022 Conference in Paris, Ram Murthi, the company’s Senior Manager of Controls and Automation, said these

Electric line-powered toolstrings – consisting of a wireline tractor, stroker and a shifting tool – are commonly used to manipulate downhole completion components like formation isolation valves, inflow control valves and sliding sleeves. However, as operators drill more complex wells with smaller inner diameters, these toolstrings have become more difficult to deploy. “We need more

HydroVolve, an energy technology firm, has launched GeoVolve HAMMER, a percussive drilling system that the company believes can cut well capital expenditure of geothermal wells by 50%.The technology uses percussive impulse energy to fracture the rock ahead of the drill bit, enabling deep drilling into hot, hard rock. Operated simply by the flow of pressurized