SICOTTE DRILLING & DIAMOND DRILL – TOGETHER THEY PROVIDE COMPLETE ROLLERCONE & PDC SOLUTIONS Many large drill bit companies carry both rollercone and polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, but in a unique situation two small, independent companies are working together to provide integrated drilling solutions – from surface to TD. Sicotte Drilling Tools, Inc., which…
Next Generation Technology Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today announced the introduction of its TEC-LOCK™ semi-premium connection technology. The new connection, which surpasses API performance guidelines, features close-tolerance and wedge-style thread forms. “The industry’s ongoing push into extended reach horizontal wells that require high bending, and compressive…
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Changes to Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OH&S) system that are scheduled to come into effect on June 1, 2018 will see regulators placing more emphasis on worker and supervisor competency A champion of competency development for non-regulated occupations in the oil patch since the mid-1990s – specifically in the areas of well testing, snubbing…
Maurice Walch, B. Comm, CFP,CLU, is a Certified Financial Planner and may be reached at maurice.walch@canaccord.com or 403-263-7999. Budget 2018 was a highly anticipated document as business owners across Canada were thrown into a state of high alert. Finance Minister Morneau threated to undermine many of the tax planning advantages given to the risk-takers and…
TCP-X-Unit enables advanced data communication even with legacy field devices Hamburg International software and consulting company, Implico, announced a new, more powerful tool enabling customers to connect legacy field technology with the OpenTAS terminal management system. The new TCP-X-Unit is capable of simultaneously converting signals from three serial-linked field devices for OpenTAS. In addition, the…
