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Tools of the trade

Feb 01, 2016

Weatherford’s Alex Goodwin explains how a RFID circulation sub displaced seawater to facilitate a formation integrity test in the Gulf of Mexico. The JetStream circulation sub can be activated…

Weatherford lands 1180-ton casing string

Dec 17, 2015

Weatherford achieved a new world record by landing an 1180-ton (2,360,700-lb) casing string at a total depth of 26,805 ft (8170 m). The job was performed on a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico this fall. The operator of a deepwater rig in the Green Canyon required installation of a heavy…

Weatherford announces new LWD tool

Dec 01, 2015

Weatherford International has announced the development of the HeatWave Extreme service for commercial use by Chevron Thailand. The HeatWave Extreme service includes a logging-while-drilling (LWD) tool string capable of withstanding temperatures of up to 410˚F (210˚C)…

Keeping up with safety valve reliability

Nov 17, 2015

Ben Lake, of Weatherford, discusses how rigorous testing and validation are essential for ensuring safety valve reliability and performance. As the last line of defense in protecting life, property, and the environment, subsurface safety…

Weatherford, Maersk Training enter partnership

Nov 12, 2015

Weatherford Secure Drilling Services and Maersk Training have entered a strategic partnership to enhance scenario-based training and competency for critical wells. The training will provide Weatherford, operator and rig-crew personnel with…

More job cuts to come

Oct 21, 2015

The big four oil services companies released their 3Q 2015 reports this week and the news is a sign that things are not improving in the sector, and in particular in North America. However, globally, thousands more job cuts are expected. Halliburton…

ATCE15: Weatherford introduces Jetstream RIFD

Sep 29, 2015

Weatherford International announced the commercial release of JetStream Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circulation sub at the 2015 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Poor wellbore integrity can cause events such as stuck pipe…

ExxonMobil awards two ISAPT licenses

Sep 25, 2015

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. awarded Schlumberger and Weatherford International licenses for its patented Internal Shunt Alternate Path (ISAPT) technology. Schlumberger was awarded the license for ISAPT sand screens to improve gravel packing of cased and openhole completion wells…

Drilling with liner goes deep

Sep 01, 2015

Weatherford’s Steve Rosenberg and Ming Zo Tan demonstrate how drilling-with-liner technology isolated a depleted sand section in deepwater Gulf of Mexico well in one trip. The Weatherford Defyer…

Weatherford unveils Revolution RSS at URTeC

Jul 21, 2015

At the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in San Antonio, Texas, Weatherford International has released its Revolution rotary-steerable system (RSS).  Revolution RSS provides capabilities for diverse directional drilling applications in complex wellbores…

Weatherford releases IntegraLine

Jun 17, 2015

Weatherford International has released their IntegraLine liner system with swage technology at the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) World Drilling 2015 Conference and Exhibition.  Weatherford’s IntegraLine liner…

Weatherford VP receives SPE award

May 28, 2015

Weatherford International announced that Bill Lane, vice president of emerging technologies for artificial lift, received the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Gulf Coast Regional Production and Operations award for his outstanding contributions…

FEI, Weatherford in reservoir characterization agreement

May 18, 2015

FEI and Weatherford Laboratories entered into a joint agreement to offer advanced reservoir characterization services to the oil and gas industry. The two companies will work together to create new workflows that integrate Weatherford’s traditional core analysis an FEI’s digital rock imaging…

EFC Group in Weatherford MPD win

May 06, 2015

Weatherford awarded Aberdeen-headquartered EFC Group multiple multi-million dollar contracts for managed pressure drilling equipment supply to support the Weatherford Secure Drilling services business. The contract wins include the design and supply of direct hydraulic controls…

Weatherford, Optasense form alliance

Apr 28, 2015

UK-based distributed acoustic sensing technology firm OptaSense has partnered with Weatherford International to form a strategic alliance to deliver integrated optical sensing solutions designed to optimize well planning, construction and production across the asset lifecycle…

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