By Andrew Corrigan, Product Line Manager - TRS Key to operational and well integrity, tubular running services (TRS) are a critical part of the oil and gas drilling process. Historically associated with significant safety and non-productive time…
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The use of magnets has proven to be a simple, cheap and effective way of removing metal debris from a well. Every WBCU operation should include…
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If you think make-up is all about reading graphs on a computer display, this is undoubtedly a blog post you should read carefully. To master the…
With increased well costs, particularly in deepwater wells, the benefits of combining operations in one trip are too good to ignore. With new advances…
Drill pipe buckling is a nasty thing. When a tubular (casing or drill string) buckles, it can become useless - or worse, it may cause other problems,…