Drilling fluids remain inside the RC drill pipe and cannot escape into the formations. The drillstring used by Encana with the Lang rig is 6 5/8-in. diameter external upset outer pipe with a 4-in.

With special modifications, 20,000-ft SCR rig to tackle subsea wells located ... These included a pipe rack module, with engines and the SCR house; a porch for the third mud pump, P-tanks, a ...

Robots, such as the robotic arm that lifts and connects drill pipe on the new rig, are transforming the industry, promising to save billions of dollars while further shrinking a labor force that ...

As the U.S. rig ... active drilling rig has long been one of the most dangerous places in the business. Whether drilling downhole, changing out drill bits or pulling strings of drill pipe out ...

hydraulic tophead-drive rig the can reach 28 feet deep for single-pass applications and up to 148 feet for multi-pass applications. It features a 30-foot drill pipe change and a four-rod carousel. The ...

Indonesia’s national energy company Pertamina has secured the jack-up rig ... a drilling equipment package and blowout preventer (BOP) from National Oilwell Varco (NOV), plus an automated pipe ...