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 I am currently working for a small outfit right now, but had an offer to go work for Baker Hughes. I was wondering how the MWD department is to work for, how is their software?Are they wireless from doghouse to shacks or do they still rub cables? As well...

Several years ago we had a post topic"Things You Won't Hear On A Drilling Rig"I have re-posted a few of the answers here and hope  you guys visiting will add a few of your own-Enjoy!Things You Won't Hear On A Drilling Rig"No Thanks, we're all on a diet.""Why don't you guys knock...

 President Obama stated today:"The tax cuts I'm proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund companies and jet owners,"(at least he didn't say "oil subsidies" today, as he has repeatedly referred to said...

Appendix Z .Hydraulic analyses of BOP control system (from ultra Deep) ,one of scenarios that have been investigated is operating the EDS/Auto shear system “, the investigation found strong indications on that the EDS/Auto shear system haven’t worked as intended. There have been...

 Nabors Rig 9 Catches Fire.The Oil and Gas Commission was notified of a rig fire at approximately 11pm Friday night.  The rig is located approximately 20km north of Hudson’s Hope.  We understand no one was injured in the fire and at this time there is no risk...

What it's Like To Be Oilfield TrashEveryday the headlines read something about the hardships hard-working American men  are causing on cities and towns where drilling is occurring.In Pennsylvania a Congressmen accuses oilfield workers of spreading sexually transmitted disease among his "womenfolks" as he calls them. The issue to him was never"What...

Oil and Gas drilling has seen its ups and downs through the years. The phrase "Boom or Bust"must originate with the drilling industry,  because things are either always balls to the wall going fast or so slow that workers are having to sell everything they have acquired just...

 Cutting slip velocity is velocity of cutting that naturally falls down due to its density. In order to effectively clean the hole, effect of mud flow upward direction and mud properties must be greater than cutting slip velocity (settling tendency of cuttings). Otherwise, cutting...

I’ve got an email asking me about how to figure out the total bit revolution (RPM) at down hole when the mud motor is used in the drill string and rotating at surface is also conducted.There are two components contributing in the total revolution of downhole drilling bit using...

Pore pressure in shale is more than hydrostatic pressure; however the well does not flow because shale is in permeable. While drilling through pressured shale formation, pressure in shale causes fractures of shale due to stress crack. Shale finally falls into the well and results...

 Has the advent of the internet advanced Americas collective intelligence or has the internet made us one of the most ignorant nations in the world?  Never in our history has so much information been available to the fingertips of anyone with a keyboard and an internet...

 Overburden stress increases over depth (the more a well is drilled, the more overburden stress will be seen). When mud weight is not enough to support the overburden, the stress from the overburden will create shale fractures which will fall down into the wellbore. Finally,...

 Cement volume calculation is based on annular capacity multiplied by length of cement as per cement program.This topic will demonstrate you how to determine cement volume as per specification and displace volume. After reading and understanding the concept, you will be able...

 New York is the third largest consumer among the United States of natural gas.  And it’s also the area from where most of the hot air arises when it comes to purposeful misinformation and blatant hypocrisy.  I don’t believe a correlation exists between the two, but...

 19th, 2012It's early in the new year and already we are seeing a number of catastrophic drilling accidents which include blowouts and deaths. Despite millions being spent by drilling contractors in training and HSE each year, the deadly pattern continues with the latest tragedy being the KS Endeavor platform off the coast of Nigeria where today...

  Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria December 22, 2011 (AP)An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a government official said Thursday, as slicks from the Royal Dutch Shell PLC spill approached the southern shoreline.The...

 Trying to find someplace that a guy could get 1502 plug valves they are in short supply here in North Dakota and months out at the distributors in the state. If anyone knows where to find any i would be grateful for the info. Thanks Comment by Dwayne "Cactus"...