Directional Drilling Supervisor (DDS): the on-site (or remote) lead accountable for delivering the planned well path safely and efficiently, from kickoff through curve and lateral/tangent, while ...

Using indices to describe and compare drilling complexity and analyzing the efficiency of the energy applied to formations while drilling can improve performance. The first part of this series ...

Changes in directional drilling and surveying practices could lead to a reduction in positional errors arising from nonconstant wellbore curvature. Part 1 of this series (OGJ, Oct. 27, 2003, p. 51) ...

Leads and controls all directional drilling execution at the wellsite or remote operations center to deliver the well path safely, within tolerance, and on time. II.3 Certifications (typical): Well ...