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From the
January/February 2006 issue of
Drilling
Contractor:
2006 IADC/SPE
DRILLING CONFERENCE
 Annual
event to tackle people, finance and planning
Drilling
Fluids Technology I: Improved drilling fluids advance operations
Downhole
Tools: Telemetry network enhances surface control
Drilling
Management: Drilling lessons feed back into management
Case
Histories: Innovative cementing meets increasing needs
Drilling
Optimization and Bit Technology: As RSS tools evolve, so should bit designs
Deepwater
Challenges: Challenges rise as exploration goes deeper
Drilling
Fluids Technology II: Rheology steps into a new era of drilling
Tubulars:
Friction forces key to preventing pipe buckling
Lessons
Learned—Technology’s First Attempts: Industry continues to set world records
Cementing
Technology and Zonal Isolation: ementing method enhances well killing
People,
Planning and HSE: Companies think ahead on people, HSE
Deepwater
Drilling: Looking deeper for deepwater solutions
Waste
Management and Fluids: Efficiency grows in waste, fluid management
Well
Control Technologies: Well methods put control in drillers’ hands
Directional
Drilling: Directional drilling headed for improvements
Low
Cost Innovations Technologies: To cut costs, industry & partners get
creative
Underbalanced
Operations and Managed-Pressure Drilling: Industry learns to get most out of
UBD, MPD
Extended-Reach
Drilling and Performance Metrics: Advances allow drillers to reach further
HEALTH, SAFETY,
ENVIRONMENT & TRAINING
Science,
industry join hands to explore deep-sea wilderness
Sustaining
HSE efforts—the Noble Way
Safety’s
a passion—not just a seminar topic
Redefining
environmental impact assessments
GLOBAL MARKET OUTLOOK
Looking
into the GOM crystal ball for 2006
DEPARTMENTS
Drilling Ahead
Capital
Wirelines
Editorials
Contractor
News
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Axxis Drilling adds 2 rigs to
fleet
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Transocean to upgrade Sedco
700-series rigs
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Diamond Offshore reins in
Ocean Baroness
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Noble’s Bingo 9000 Rig 3 gets
operator commitment
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Union Drilling acquires 3
rigs
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KDC achieves safety
milestones
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Forecasting growth, NDC
inaugurates Al Hail rig
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Great Wall inks milestone
contract with PDO in Oman
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Ensign USA building 8 rigs
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Rowan building 2 jackup rigs
IADC
Connections
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1st Indian drilling tech
conference announced
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South Central Asia Chapter
elects 2006 officers
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Newly elected chairman going
on the road for IADC
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Leading-edge tech at 2006
fluids conference
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Silent auction seeking
donations for a good cause
IADC
Calendar
People,
Companies and Products
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