Pryor Trust, an avoidable accident

Three years ago, a fatal blowout and rig fire at the Pryor Trust gas well in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, resulted in the death of five workers. The accident occurred during drilling operations, shortly after tripping out of the well. But what have we learned from this...

2,000 followers on LinkedIn!

We are thrilled that we have reached 2,000 followers on LinkedIn! Thank you for following us and for engaging with our content. We would also like to thank Finesse Control Systems, who have been working with us since the beginning to deliver cutting-edge Automated...

DEA(e) Meeting

We are pleased that our Development Director Richard Rose will be presenting at the upcoming DEA(e) meeting, titled “Creating Value from Drilling Automation”, on 4thMarch. The European Drilling Engineering Association, DEA(e), is the upstream oil and gas association...

Future Modules – Patented Safe Supercharged Shut-in

When drilling ahead and an influx has been identified as coming into the wellbore, part of the procedure to make the well safe is to shut down the mud pumps before closing the blowout preventer (BOP); otherwise we risk fracturing the previous casing shoe. However,...