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Jason Lavis
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Serial Energy Entrepreneur. Webmaster at drillers.com. Founder of Out of the Box Innovations Ltd. Co-Founder of Natural Resource Professionals Ltd. Traveller and Outdoorsman, Husband, Father. Technology/Internet Geek.
Offshore Oil Rigs: Power, Equipment and Technology
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Introduction
Offshore oil and gas production involves the extraction of oil and gas from often extreme depths under the sea. Land-based drilling is much easier,...
What is Fracking, and Other Related Questions
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What is fracking, and what are its environmental impacts?
Let's get straight to the most important two questions for the average non-industry oil and gas...
Drill Well On Paper (DWOP) – The Gift of Foresight
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Introduction:
Before rigs and crews are moved into place to start drilling, the management and planning people will perform a 'Drill Well On Paper' (DWOP)....
Directional Drilling: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
What is directional drilling?
Directional drilling is a broad term used to describe any boring that doesn't go in a straight line vertically down. In...
HDPE Pipe Q&A
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Q&A format guide
On this page, we’ll cover all of the basic questions that get asked about HDPE pipe. Much of what you might find...
Radial Jet Drilling
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What is Radial Jet Drilling (RJD)?
It's an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method that can be used on existing wells to stimulate further extraction. It involves...
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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
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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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