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Dave Messler
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Dave Messler is an oilfield veteran with 38-years of experience in the industry. He is currently a Senior Trainer at ACME Fluids Training, a small organization that focuses on teaching the development of reservoir drill-in fluids (RDF’s) to the industry.
BP scores a win off the Digital Oilfield
You may have missed this, but last month BP announced that a new field had been discovered in their Thunderhorse field. This is welcome news as...
Will Brazil Lead A Recovery In Deepwater Drilling?
Introduction The Pre-salt arena, discovered only a decade ago, contributes an increasing share of Brazil's daily oil production. In the graphic below, you can see...
Wellbore cleanups; the oilfield’s longest running drama
A wellbore cleanup roadmap...
I have been involved in cleaning up oil and gas wells for over twenty years now, sometimes going from one to...
Formation Damage Tests
Evaluating a Formation Damage Test (FDT) can be a tricky business!
Broadly the industry understands pretty well, I think, that fluids used to drill the...
Finding a job in the oilfield… It’s on you!
Some LinkedIn observations
There are a lot of really smart people out there looking for a job, who don’t have the foggiest idea how to...
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BEYOND VIDEO-CONFERENCING and TECHNICAL FACILITATION SERVICE
After starting in October and November 2019…
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world in the first few months of 2020....
Workshops
COVID-19 PIVOT: Virtual Well On Paper Workshops
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(Written by Dave Taylor, the owner of rp², with input from Jason Lavis) A REAL Change In an industry well over 100 years old, examples of...
Cost Saving
Making the Invisible Visible – Delivering Clarity
Cost Saving through Operational Optimisation
Without exception, every Operator has the potential to reduce their operational costs significantly. I don’t think anyone would argue with...
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Nigeria Oil Industry Overview
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The Oil Industry of Nigeria
If anyone asks Chevron or Shell, for example, how they feel about Nigeria, the response would probably be that they...
Oil and Gas Industry Education
What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig
Irina Slav - 1
Working on an offshore oil rig or platform is a unique experience
Note: In this article, we'll use the word 'rig' and 'platform' almost interchangeably,...
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