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H&P Inc. Announces John Lindsay Retirement, Appoints Trey Adams as Next CEO
The Board of Directors of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) announced today that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Lindsay will retire as CEO and…
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FlexRig® Fleet T-Series Universal Rig Technology
Survey Management
Delivers real-time, expert-driven survey corrections that reduce wellbore placement uncertainty and enable safer, more precise drilling decisions
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Application of a Forced Vibration Modeling Approach to Better Quantify the Role of Downhole Vibrations and Excitation Tools
Abstract Drilling operations can induce several external excitations to the drillstring and bottom-hole assembly (BHA) due, namely, to the drillstring-wellbore contacts, bit-rock interactions, fluid flow,…
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Improving Surface Oscillation Tools Performance Using Time-Domain Dynamics and Torque and Drag Models
Abstract Overcoming friction in sliding mode represents a challenging task when drilling an unconventional well with a long lateral section. Among the possible ways to…
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Simulation of Recovery Losses Due to Positional Errors in Wellbore Placement
Abstract In unconventional resources, horizontal wells are drilled in parallel at a spacing distance designed to maximize drainage of the reservoir. Lateral well spacing should…
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Using Hybrid Propulsion Autonomous Marine Vehicles to Better Characterize Geomagnetic Fields Offshore
Abstract We present a study conducted to develop and validate new capabilities for offshore geomagnetic surveying that employs the autonomous marine vehicle (AMV) to map…
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Careers
H&P recently acquired KCA Deutag and integration is ongoing. For global career opportunities associated with the legacy KCA Deutag business, please visit KCA Deutag’s career…
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Drilling Three-Mile Laterals Tighter and Safer with a New Magnetic Reference Technique
Abstract Three-mile laterals have become more common over the last five years of onshore US drilling. They are especially commonplace in the Appalachian and Permian…
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“You’ve gotta make the economics work” Inside H&P’s push to define a new era of drilling in Australia
Lane McCarty didn’t plan to end up in Australia. “I never thought I’d be in Australia. Not once did I see it in my plan…
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Fifty Ways to Leave Your Wellbore: An Honest Look at the Causes and Costs of Unplanned Sidetracks
Abstract Unplanned sidetracks are low-frequency high-cost events that have meaningful negative impact on the economics of oil field development. While it is clearly desirable to…
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Creating Open Source Models, Test Cases, and Data for Oilfield Drilling Challenges
Abstract The drilling industry has substantially improved performance based on knowledge from physics-based, statistical, and empirical models of components and systems. However, most models and…
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Drilling Performance Contract: An Evolution in the Partnership Between Operator and Rig Contractor
Abstract Performance contracts are increasingly common in the drilling industry, especially in recent years. This incentivized contract structure, established as a partnership between operator and…