12 October 2018

The third quarterly meeting of the IADC Caspian Chapter has been held

On September 28, 2018, the latest meeting of the Caspian Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) was held in Baku.

 

Presentations and a Panel discussion on the topic of "Application of digital technologies in the oil and gas industry" were held. Representatives of well-known local and international companies working in various fields of industry were invited to the discussion.

 

Opening the ceremony, Graham Clark, the Chairman of IADC”s Caspian Chapter, Drilling Manager at SOCAR AQS, reported the Chapter Membership status. G. Clark noted that since the day of its creation, the Chapter pays particular attention to the development of cooperation between the oil and gas industry players and higher education institutions. He also noted the exceptional growth of the Chapter from 10 initial members to 30 in less than a year. The report also outlined the Action Plan for the first quarter of 2019.

 

During the next presentation, BP Azerbaijan talked about digital technologies used in the company to optimize the drilling process. They highlighted in particularly their enhance data gathering, analysis, and presentation tools and their use of drone technology.

 

A presentation by MWWirth followed, showing how enhanced data management could actually simplify the drilling process.

 

Finally, Mrs. Kenzo Lahlow, the employee of eDrilling Norway, spoke about software support for the drilling process optimization. Mrs. K. Lahlow noted that the transition to digital technologies minimizes the chance of errors due to human error and helps drive down non-productive time.

 

At the end, an interesting Q&A session was held between the audience and the speakers.


The IADC, headquartered in Houston, USA, is a non-profit organization that unites around 1,600 member organizations around the world dealing with oil and gas exploration, well construction, exploitation, and production of oilfield equipment and related services.

 

The IADC is regularly supporting partners in applying standards ensuring safe and efficient drilling for over 70 years.