BJ Tubular Services introduces the Casing Running Tool 500, a highly effective top drive casing running tool that improves the safety and efficiency of casing running operations. BJ Tubular Services ...

Significant casing-job planning and modeling, with a dynamic-surge model, enabled BP PLC successfully to run and cement the 135/8-in. intermediate casing, in the subsea development well Marlin SS-1, ...

Once a well has been drilled, if it is to become a production well, the well must undergo completion. While drilling a well cuts through the rock formations and allows drilling engineers to reach the ...

Summary: Ideal conditions for geothermal power can create some of the biggest cementing challenges for wells. Where traditional cementing methods fail, tailored cement formulations and processes can ...

Extended-reach drilling (ERD) technology was used in the Liuhua 11-1 deepwater oil field to integrate development with preexisting facilities. Adhering to the procedures outlined in this article ...

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