Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...

Shell UK Exploration & Production, an operating unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, used an electromagnetic measurement-while-drilling (EM-MWD) tool to transmit downhole-measured data during drilling ...

Plans and executes wellbore trajectories to land and hold long laterals within tight shale targets, optimizing slide–rotate strategy, motor/RSS configuration, and drilling parameters while ensuring ...

1.1 Review well program, targets, hold tolerances, anti-collision rules, and survey management plan. 1.2 Validate BHA and bit program for curve and lateral (motor bend, RSS settings, ...