From the May/June 2001 issue of Drilling Contractor:

OFFSHORE ACTIVITY, ISSUES AND TECHNOLOGY 

GOM dominates global offshore drilling resurgence
IADC's WellCap leads well control training efforts
Management must be committed to...managing
First dual gradient drilling system set for field test
Eastern Gulf Sale 181 is important to US gas supply
Well complexity affects offshore HSE incident rate
"Flotel" converted to world-class deepwater semi
Lessons learned from deepwater well kick study
First dual-gradient-ready drilling riser is introduced

DOWNHOLE FLUIDS TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic drilling mud base fluids provide options
Cuttings dryer system exceeds EPA requirements
Drill cuttings initiative has begun its second phase

INDUSTRY EVENTS

Ray Peterson is named 2001 Contractor of the Year
OTC 2001 looks at what works and what to expect
IADC Drilling Northern Deepwater 2001 views key issues, technology

DEPARTMENTS

Drilling Ahead
Capital Wirelines
Editorials
IADC Connection
Contractor News
People & Companies
Products

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