DW MPD Retrofits: On the rise...

This is turning into a trend...surprised it hasn't been explored in detail before. My thoughts are that it was depending on waiting to ensure the risers could handle the extra pressure and service providers / manufacturers getting their equipment right for the application.

This is  the next step in overcoming challenges of difficult formations in deepwater and advancing drilling automation.

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Weatherford and Nabors form alliance for integrated drilling solutions

Weatherford and Nabors form alliance for integrated drilling solutions: "MOU states that Weatherford will bring well construction expertise, managed pressure drilling (MPD) solutions, directional drilling capabilities and drilling hardware, as well as associated software applications and engineering personnel. Nabors will bring its fleet of MPD-ready SmartRigs and land-optimized measurement while drilling (MWD) systems, together with its performance drilling software applications, automated rig equipment and proprietary control systems."

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NEWS | Digital Tech in Oil, Gas Could Reduce CAPEX by 20% | Rigzone

NEWS  |  Digital Tech in Oil, Gas Could Reduce CAPEX by 20%  |  Rigzone: "The effective use of digital technologies in the oil and gas sector could reduce capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operational cost by 20 percent and 5 percent, respectively,"

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Jeff Landry Just Dropped A Nuke On Mitch Landrieu Over Crime In New Orleans | The Hayride

Jeff Landry Just Dropped A Nuke On Mitch Landrieu Over Crime In New Orleans | The Hayride: "And this will be interesting from a political perspective. Because as we’ve discussed several times here at the Hayride, there is a well-recognized political feud going between Landrieu and Gov. John Bel Edwards – a feud which most recently manifested itself when Landrieu backed Caroline Fayard in the Senate race last year while Edwards endorsed Foster Campbell, and the two spent the primary at each other’s throats."

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The Coming End Of Elio Motors Proves That Louisiana Needs To Take A New Approach To Economic Development | The Hayride

The Coming End Of Elio Motors Proves That Louisiana Needs To Take A New Approach To Economic Development | The Hayride: "Louisiana needs to build up its small businesses instead of chasing big companies and startups. The way to do that is by making the state more business-friendly through its tax code and regulations. The state should also roll back unnecessary occupational licensing and other artificial barriers to entry for wannabe entrepreneurs. Instead of hoping that half-baked ventures like Ello Motors work out, we have to build our own future."

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John Carpenter Is Fighting With Internet Nazis Over His Cult Classic They Live

And then there's this...


John Carpenter Is Fighting With Internet Nazis Over His Cult Classic They Live: "On Wednesday, Hollywood legend John Carpenter hit back at neo-Nazis and white supremacists online who had been idolizing his 1988 cult classic, They Live, as an allegory for fighting against Jewish supremacy."

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SMBC Funny - Welcome to Heaven, Loser

THIS is what the world has come to...





Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Welcome to Heaven, Loser:

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