Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual
Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual By Steve Devereux
1998 | 522 Pages | ISBN: 0878146962 | PDF | 5 MB
1998 | 522 Pages | ISBN: 0878146962 | PDF | 5 MB
The drilling industry is changing rapidly in the areas of technology, safety, environment, management, contractual relationships, training, etc. The driving forces are largely economic; there are probably few giant fields left undiscovered (especially in mature areas) and therefore the search moves to frontier areas and to exploiting smaller fields. Increased government regulations also play a large part. All of these factors increase the cost to discover and produce hydrocarbons. Add to this the pressure of low oil prices, and we are expected to continually reduce costs while improving drilling and production performance. We have to become more efficient by improving our skills and by developing new technologies and ways of working.