Navigating Around the Perfect Storm in Drilling Operations. Part 1.
March 31, 2013
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Subsurface Topics
In the drilling contractor and other oilfield service markets, the most painful manifestation of the Big Crew Change is in entry-level employees...
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Engineering, Art and the Value of Learning
After devoting 39 years to drilling operations and research for Exxon – and then another 20 years consulting and teaching drilling for OGCI/PetroSkills – you’d think I’d be ready for something else. But to me, drilling seems as fascinating today as was the day I visited my first drilling rig...
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NEWS: SPIE Oil & Gas Services and PetroSkills LLC Sign Joint Development Agreement
March 4, 2013
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PetroSkills News
PARIS (4 March, 2013) – This agreement will allow SPIE Oil & Gas Services to enhance its worldwide competency development programs.
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Refreshing courses 20% each year – to stay 100% relevant.
As the technical training manager for Mobil Oil, I hired world authorities on many subjects to teach our employees. Over the years, as we monitored course evaluations, I learned that it takes more than just a world class reputation to provide a valuable learning experience. Unless you refresh the content of a course regularly, it will go stale ver...
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Earning Versus Learning
Drilling and development decisions often involve high levels of uncertainty about various geologic parameters. The industry has become adept at addressing these uncertainties in prioritizing drilling decisions based on expected monetary values (the “Earning” part). Early wells are typically those with high expected monetary values, ideally some c...
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NEWS: Newest operators welcomed to Alliance – BHP Billiton and Oman Oil Company
January 25, 2013
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PetroSkills News
As the PetroSkills Alliance continues to expand geographically, we are proud to welcome the two newest operating companies, BHP Billiton and Oman Oil Co.
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