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Reliability and trust provide foundation for industry-leading problem solving

Things don't always go to plan. That’s why Odfjell Technology's fishing and remedial team offers the right solution in every situation. Safe and reliable well intervention services, built on a foundation of experience and expertise, can make the…

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Deepwater Completions using Sliding Spider

With large OD Completion assemblies and big, thick control lines going through the rotary, advanced completions often mean heavy, repetitive work and…

Drilling fluid properties and design

 It is widely known that the drilling fluid´s primary function is to keep well control and prevent an influx of formation fluid to the well…

The Well Blog's top 10 blog posts of 2016

Christmas is coming, and 2016 is will soon be history. It has been an excellent year on The Well Blog thanks to you faithful readers out there…

Implementing global standards for casing, wbcu and rental

How can we prevent making the same mistakes? How can we ensure that we follow best practices throughout the organization? How can we keep track of…

Casing equipment load rating: Deeper wells challenges lifting capacity

Oil wells nowadays get longer because the equipment is so much better. Old wells are lengthened and new wells penetrate reservoirs as deep as 11000…

How to tell which connection is causing a casing leak

Let's say you have 4000 meters of casing in place. You run the pressure tests, and your numbers are just not right. You go through the procedures…

Training new TRS technicians: The days of yelling and patronising are over

Being a casing operator is so much more than being able to handle the tools. As a TRS Technician you need a wide understanding of…

Consider the Crushing Factor when Setting Casing Slips

The crushing factor is the weight of the casing string in relation to the yield strength of the pipe. It suggests that you need more area of impact…

Unbreakable connection? Here's your quickest fix

What do you do when you run into a casing connection that is impossible to break out? Do you send a man into the red zone with a reciprocator saw…

Confessions of a veteran: Why I would have used the CRT

I care about the string. At least, I did when was in charge of it. The solid grip of the elevator around the box felt comforting. No one could ever…

Protecting your tubular equipment is still important

The experienced oil worker will find this rather obvious, but it is never an option to cut corners when it's talk about protecting the casing tubular.…

How top hole drilling can put you ahead of project plan

If you were guaranteed to save 30 hours rig time by investing NOK 250.000 extra - would you do it? Well, someone did and they saved close to NOK 3…

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