Upstream drilling news
Zion Oil & Gas Israel drilling update
At its Megiddo-Jezreel #1 well in Israel, near the eastern border with Jordan, Zion has reached a depth of approximately 9200 ft (~2800 m) toward a possible total depth of up to ~15 000 ft.
ShaMaran: Atrush development update - spud of CK-7
CK-7 is located in the central area of the Atrush Block approximately 3 km east of the Atrush 2 producing well and 3.5 km west of the Atrush 3 appraisal well.
Halliburton introduces new drill bit for high energy applications
Halliburton has announced the GeoTech HE™, a robust drill bit that incorporates new features and materials to deliver enhanced performance and increased reliability in today’s high energy drilling systems.
Norwest Energy: hydrocarbons encountered at Xanadu-1
Xanadu-1 was drilled as a conventional oil exploration well, designed to test for the presence of hydrocarbons in the Xanadu prospect, located offshore in shallow waters, 40 km south of Dongara, Western Australia.
Weatherford introduces automated pipe makeup and connection evaluation system
The AutoTong system is the world’s first technology to automate pipe makeup and to provide autonomous connection evaluation.
Altus Intervention and Qinterra Technologies unite to form new global well service company
Qinterra Group’s North Sea well intervention specialist Altus Intervention and its international technology arm, Qinterra Technologies have united to form one global force in well services.
Schlumberger announces new digital well construction planning solution on the Microsoft Cloud
Step change in well construction combining domain expertise and advanced digital technologies delivers a new approach to drilling engineering and planning.
Range Resources spuds new well in Trinidad
Range is pleased to advise that the QUN 161 development well in Trinidad successfully spudded on 9 September 2017.
Consent to use Songa Equinox to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H at Troll
Norway's PSA has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Equinox mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/2-S-24 AY1H on the Troll field.
Shell and Petrobras sign technical cooperation agreement to strengthen deepwater partnership
Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost efficient initiatives Petrobras applies to Brazil’s pre and post-salt projects. Shell will share with Petrobras its deepwater experience, especially on cost efficiency efforts and use of technology.