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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 payzone can be damaging to the reservoir. As …
Oilfield New Hires – Big Spenders, Big Losers
The next upturn is on the way... New discoveries are at the lowest for decades... We understand how fast tight oil/shale fields deplete... We know that there will likely be a supply crunch soon …
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“Silent Attrition” May Help Balance The Deepwater Drilling Rig Market Sooner Than Expected
With the onshore market seemingly recovering in a vacuum, deepwater drilling contractors continue to grapple with record low utilization rates and leading edge dayrates that now barely cover cash …
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 find one; particularly in a down market. The genesis for this …
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What is a Turbodrill Application?
This is a question every Turbodrill expert gets asked by every customer on a daily basis. The answer can be simple; every application. This is the obvious answer. What you really should be …
A Discussion: Eric van Oort’s paper (AADE-16-FTCE-77)
History of Turbodrills in the Oil and Gas Industry
Turbine technology has been around for thousands of years. The very first recorded usages were in the first century AD by the Greeks. The usage in those early days was predominantly wind power wheels …
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