Drilling Contractor Magazine

The platform supports grouping of wells into decommissioning campaigns, with consistent comparison sets and compliance rules applied across a portfolio.

Geoactive launches DecomX P&A decision support system - Drilling Contractor Geoactive launched DecomX, a browser-based plug and abandonment decision support system designed to reduce engineering overhead in well decommissioning workflows. DecomX allows engineers to build P&A designs directly in the platform, with the system generating alternative options for as low as reaso...

OGDCL re-entered the well on 3 May 2026 to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Massive Sand of the Lower Goru Formation. The well was drilled to a total depth of 3,305 m in Sembar Formation using the company’s in-house technical and operational capabilities.

OGDCL makes discovery at Bobi Deep-1 well in Pakistan - Drilling Contractor Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) made an oil discovery at its Bobi Deep-1 exploratory well in the Bobi and Dhamraki Mining Lease, District Sanghar, Sindh Province, Pakistan. OGDCL re-entered the well on 3 May 2026 to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Massive Sand of the Lower Goru Formation...

The rig is scheduled to be transported to Vietnam in October 2026 for recommissioning, technical certification and system upgrades before entering commercial service in Q2 2027.

PV Drilling expands fleet with eighth jackup acquisition - Drilling Contractor PetroVietnam Drilling signed an agreement to acquire an additional jackup drilling rig, tentatively named PV DRILLING X. The rig is scheduled to be transported to Vietnam in October 2026 for recommissioning, technical certification and system upgrades before entering commercial service in Q2 2027. T...