Uson Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester unveiled  |
2 February 2012 Oil, gas and petroleum companies and their suppliers seeking leak detection equipment that can be custom configured to their unique test application requirements without added costs, can now obtain a competitively priced and first-of-a-kind leak and flow tester from Uson -- Uson Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester. |
| Stabil Drill introduces the Ghost Reamer, an Innovative tool for shale drilling |
1 February 2012 Stabil Drill, a Superior Energy Services company, has developed the Stabil Drill Ghost Reamer for application in horizontal shale drilling, announced COO Chris Russo. |
| GASFRAC And Green Field Join Forces For Better Oil And Gas Fracturing |
27 January 2012 GASFRAC Energy Services Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement (TCA) with Green Field Energy Services, under which the two companies will work jointly toward a technical solution that would enable their respective proprietary oil and gas production enhancement technologies to be combined. |
| DNV Launches New Deep-Water Pipeline Concept |
23 January 2012 DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovatively arranged. |
| AFTI technology provides timely warning of pump jack status changes |
20 January 2012 Advanced Flow Technology Inc (AFTI), of Calgary Alberta, declared the release of Watch-DOG, a low-cost technology for monitoring oil wells. |
| DeepFlex enters into qualification contract with Petrobras for composite pipe development |
19 January 2012 DeepFlex has entered into a contract with Petrobras to conduct a qualification testing program on DeepFlex's patented composite flexible fiber reinforced pipe components. |
| Halliburton Expands Water Conservation Capabilities in Key Shale Activity Areas |
17 January 2012 Operators working in the Permian Basin, the Niobrara Shale and the Eagle Ford Shale can now take advantage of enhanced capabilities to reduce the amount of fresh water used for hydraulic fracturing while at the same time reducing their overall cost for water-related services. Halliburton is now offering enhanced water management services in these areas. |
| Maersk allocates funds for HP/HT well JIP |
16 January 2012 Maersk Oil North Sea UK has granted Plexus Holdings $400,000 in funding for development of a 20,000-psi (1,379-bar) high-pressure/high-temperature mudline tieback wellhead system. |
| Woodside uses AGR drilling technique to set world record |
12 January 2012 Oil and gas company Woodside has set a new world record for drilling the deepest well on the Tidepole East-1 exploration well, offshore Western Australia. The well was drilled to a total depth of 1,905m, and the operation's rate of penetration stood at 60m per hour. |
| i-TEC launches revolutionary well technology |
11 January 2012 Well technology company i-TEC has developed a unique, new lower completion ball drop sleeve system which can radically reduce the time it takes to stimulate a well. |
