January 24, 2017
Economy & Markets
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to startup the car and not knowing where you would be traveling to or why you would be going there! This is why setting objectives is a fundamental component to short and long-term business success. The basic reason for this is that you can’t get where you are trying to go ...
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January 24, 2017
Economy & Markets
Directional drilling in Iran is a young industry so that the first wells which have been drilled with directional drilling techniques to increase the productivity of wells, returns to 1992 in Gachsaran and Maroon Oil fields. In those years there wasn’t any Iranian private service company with the ability of drilling directional wells. So, the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) ...
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January 24, 2017
Economy & Markets
In recent years, and especially in developing projects of South Pars, an increasing trend has been witnessed in applying project management knowledge in drilling projects. However, despite the fact that the drilling projects have high costs and are risky in comparison with other industries projects, they are in a poor condition in terms of an organization and implementation of the ...
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January 24, 2017
Economy & Markets
Because of the growing demand for directional drilling, also the use of coiled tubing service and latest technologies is increasing.This service needs engineering science, investment and employers’ support in case of salaries, contracts, and transparency in payments. By having the support of employers, contractors could supply better equipment and also train experienced personnel which will cause decreasing engineering related problems ...
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January 24, 2017
News, World News
HOUSTON — BP today announced that it has started up the Thunder Horse South Expansion project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. The project is expected to boost production at the facility by an estimated 50,000 boed gross, further increasing output at one of the largest oil fields in the ...
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January 24, 2017
News, World News
HOUSTON (Bloomberg) — Schlumberger is waiting for the rest of the world’s oil producers to catch up to the North American crude recovery. The world’s largest oilfield service provider sees international spending picking up in the second half of the year and into 2018, CEO Paal Kibsgaard told analysts and investors on an earnings conference call Friday. That will follow ...
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January 24, 2017
Technical
Directional Drilling Services Development, Current Climate and an Eye to the Future Although it is over three decades since directional drilling has been applied in Iran drilling industry, but supplying main tools, equipment, spare parts & related software is highly dependent to foreign sources, and access to the newest and the most optimized technologies is so difficult and even impossible ...
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January 24, 2017
Technical
The fact is that in the period of tough sanctions, according to the needs, the domestic producers became very active and have had acceptable growth in the quantitative dimension. If we look at the qualitative dimension, it must be said that the services of drilling fluid companies, with a view of the mandatory conditions in those days, were good, and ...
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January 24, 2017
Technical
Regarding cement design, what domestic companies and research centers desire is maybe a development of standards for quality control methods for drilling cement additives under applicable conditions, which in turn can satisfy country’s oil and gas field needs and have desired quality indexes. Research institute of oil industry as an independent research institute and the right arm of Iran’s oil ...
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January 24, 2017
Technical
As previously mentioned, in order to define desirable HSEQ situations, it is necessary to define an integrated management structure first so as to strengthen the safety space. In macro perspective, all the defined structures should be in harmony with the principles of HSE and quality management until every organ observes QC and HSE in the nature of its activity. The ...
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