{"id":41439,"date":"2017-01-30T13:50:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?page_id=41439"},"modified":"2017-03-21T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:58:16","slug":"januaryfebruary-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/dc-archive\/januaryfebruary-2017","title":{"rendered":"January\/February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"whtTbl\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th> Critical Issues in Drilling and Completions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41243\"> <strong>Critical issues in drilling &amp; completions<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n    <em><strong>Efficiency gains and safety remain key issues for industry leaders,<br \/>\n      but data and an evolution in roles and responsibilities come to the fore <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n    <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41249\"><strong>Jeremy Thigpen, Transocean: Amid continued rig oversupply, Transocean leverages data to drive pragmatic rig retirement decisions<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41259\"><strong>Datuk Mohd Anuar Taib, PETRONAS: Industry must improve its resilience by prudently managing financials, continuing to recruit, develop talent<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41265\"><strong>Randy Mutch, Ensign Energy Services: By learning to better leverage the power of data, industry can turn drilling from art into science<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41272\"><strong>Kim McHugh, Chevron: Innovations abound in rig-site value creation as downturn stimulates contractors&rsquo; business savvy<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41280\"><strong>Raphael Siri, SapuraKencana Drilling and SapuraKencana Petroleum: Earlier contractor involvement in projects, simplified procurement process can help to improve integration, technology adoption<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41286\"><strong>Gary Rich, Parker Drilling: Operator ownership of rigs may drive significant performance gains, let contractors focus on operations<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41295\"><strong>Christopher Papouras, Nabors Drilling Solutions: As roles and responsibilities evolve at the well site, contractors should think of efficient wellbore delivery, not the rig itself, as their product<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41316\"><strong>Mark Mitchell, AFGlobal Corp: Islands of automation won&rsquo;t drive significant drilling optimization; technology must be integrated into rig&rsquo;s controls architecture<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41323\"><strong>Angela Durkin, Maersk Drilling: Downturn serves as wake-up call for contractors to think differently about industry&rsquo;s operating model<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41329\"><strong>Justin Rounce, Schlumberger: Schlumberger Rig of the Future aims to optimize, integrate drilling subsystems to provide open and scalable well construction platform<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Kelli Ainsworth, editorial coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th> Health, Safety, Environment &amp; Training<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41352\"> <strong>Diamond Offshore training translates human factors to rig floor operations<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n  <em> by Earl Williams, Diamond Offshore<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41357\"> <strong>IADC Gateway summit highlights importance of training entry-level employees for next market upturn<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n   <em> by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41364\"> <strong>H&amp;P analyzes high-potential incidents to identify precursors, enhance reporting<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n   <em> by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th> Drilling Contracts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41373\"> <strong>Operators group proposes data contract addendum to effectively unlock and utilize drilling data<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n  <em> by Dung Nguyen, ConocoPhillips, and Tim Wiemers, Shell Global Solutions (US)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th> Completions <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41384\"> <strong>RFID technology applications help to improve efficiency, economics of completions, stimulation operations <\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n  <em> by Euan Murdoch, Crystal Wreden and Alex Goodwin, Weatherford<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th> 2017 SPE\/IADC Drilling Conference Special <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41389\"> <strong>Young professionals development, how to close the industry&rsquo;s gender gap among special sessions at 2017 SPE\/IADC Drilling Conference<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n  <em> by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>    IADC Connection    <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41395\"><strong>Editorial: Safety, advocacy and member service to remain key themes for IADC in 2017<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n  <em> by Andy Hendricks, 2017 IADC Chairman<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41399\"><strong>2017 IADC Officers<\/strong><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41411\"><strong>2017 IADC Chairman: Don&rsquo;t lose sight of safety, training, people<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n    <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41417\"><strong>News Cuttings<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41422\"><strong>Wirelines<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>\nDepartments\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41301\"><strong>Drilling Ahead: Green fades to black &ndash; Dirty secrets of renewables<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>by Mike Killalea, Editor &amp; Publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41307\"><strong> D&amp;C News<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41312\"><strong>D&amp;C Tech Digest<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41424\"><strong>HSE&amp;T Corner: BHP Billiton reduces employee exposure to vapors from tanks through automatic tank gauging, enhanced respiratory program<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41158\"><strong>People, Companies and Products<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=41427\"><strong>Perspectives: Evelyn Baldwin, Maersk Training &ndash; Drilling industry should integrate crew resource management training into all well control curriculums<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n <em> by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Issues in Drilling and Completions Critical issues in drilling &amp; completions Efficiency gains and safety remain key issues for industry leaders, but data and an evolution in roles and responsibilities come to the fore by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor Jeremy Thigpen, Transocean: Amid continued rig oversupply, Transocean leverages data to drive pragmatic rig retirement &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>January\/February 2017 - Drilling 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