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ModuSpec wins Black Sea job

Offshore Energies UK

The drillship will be engaged by an international oil company for about eight months starting this year. ModuSpec will check that the drilling, mud, electrical, electronic controls, subsea well control and dynamic positioning systems are in a state of readiness and fit for purpose following recertification in southeast Asia.

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Type of mud losses while oil and gas well drilling

Rig Skills

Solid control equipment do not discard dry solid, there is limited liquid portion of mud that is also discharge with cutting or solid. This drilling fluid loss with cutting or solid being exit from solid control equipment is called surface mud or drilling fluid loss. Use proper shale shaker screen.

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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

Working on an offshore oil rig or platform is a unique experience Note: In this article, we’ll use the word ‘rig’ and ‘platform’ almost interchangeably, but a rig does the drilling, and a platform does the pumping. Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output.

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What are Tangible Drilling Costs?

Aresco

Tangible Drilling Costs (TDC) are expenses associated with the physical aspects of drilling for oil and natural gas. These costs are directly related to the actual drilling operations and typically represent a significant portion of the overall expenses in oil and gas exploration and production.

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Importance of drilling fluid

Rig Skills

Drilling fluid, also known as drilling mud, is a crucial component in the oil and gas drilling process. It serves multiple purposes such as maintaining wellbore stability, controlling subsurface pressure, removing cuttings from the wellbore, and cooling and lubricating the drill bit.

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Hitting the Mark: A Father’s Day Tribute

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Shortly before his death, I was with him in the oil country of Oklahoma that he knew so well, and I asked him a question about drilling. He said, “In drilling a well, what you really have to watch for [this was speaking as an engineer] is the ‘marker zone.’” He never talked a great deal about his work.