Drilling smarter: It s not your father s oilfield

摘要

It's not your father's oilfield. Necessity, celebrated mother of invention, demands that we drill smarter, work better. This issue presents the cream of the crop in smart drilling, beginning right on the cover with the Noble Bully I drillship and its Huisman tower. As you will see in our Critical Issues in Drilling and Completions section, recruiting, training and sustaining a 21st-century work force tops the list.