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Riser Cleaning: Safe Operations, Boosting Efficiency and Safeguarding the Environment

By Ian Low, Product Line Manager - Wellbore CleaningAt Odfjell Technology, we understand the critical role of maintaining the highest standards for offshore equipment in ensuring the safety, efficiency and longevity of offshore operations. This is…

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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…

Is equipment inspection & maintenance on the drilling rig profitable?

Most clients send their equipment on shore to get it inspected and maintained. Is this because of old habits, the nature of the business, or are there…

How CRTi and Ream Shoe can Reduce Casing Running Time and Costs

The risk of stopping casing jobs before reaching TD is greater for deep and/or deviated sections. The ability to ream casing down by using the CRTi…

WBCU: Optimizing displacement while protecting completion equipment

OWS has developed a range of tools that allow multiple opening & closing of ports to allow on demand communication to the annulus and to allow…

Identifying Casing / Tubing is imperative to safe casing running

This is probably the most important part of a casing crew’s job; identifying the pipe and ensuring all equipment and tools are within the specs to…

Can Robotics on Rig Floor Make a Difference in Drilling Performance?

In a previous blog we have described the significant potential efficiency gain that lies in a fully automated drilling process, by use of intelligent…

How to reduce offshore risk during tubular running services

Running casing, by its very nature, can be a dangerous occupation with many pitfalls to be aware of. Contrary to popular belief, most accidents are…

Years of experience says nothing about your offshore competence

You may have heard the saying “You can have 20 years of experience, or 1 year of experience repeated 20 times”. In other words, if someone does…

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