Martin HayesMar 19, 20211 min read"Should I Worry About Casing Wear?"In a recent casing design review the subject of casing wear was brought up resulting into a deep dive into casing wear for this project....
Martin HayesMar 10, 20215 min readIs It Drilling Optimisation or Drilling Resilience?What is Drilling Optimisation? While there are many definitions of drilling optimisation, one I prefer can be found in the 1986 book...
Martin HayesMar 9, 20211 min readRiffing on Torque and DragOur director highlights some key and regularly forgotten points about torque and drag modelling, and gets to use what he says is his...
Martin HayesMar 8, 20211 min readAnswering The Question: Can I Backream?Think Backream, Think RISKS REQUIREMENT INTENT SLOW KNUCKLE DOWN STOPPING?
Martin HayesFeb 19, 20211 min readSTUCK PIPE PREVENTION TOP 5Working with Windrose Consulting as part of the Windrose Strategic Support Alliance we have come up with a Top 5 things you should know...
Martin HayesDec 7, 20201 min readPart of the Windrose Strategic Support AllianceFrom April 2020 Stanfield Consultants limited has agreed to be part of an alliance led by Windrose Consultancy Services S.R.L. to...
Martin HayesDec 7, 20202 min readAre you innovating or imitating?Innovation: the application of new ideas, methods or products. Publications across the world are alive with the words promoting companies...
Martin HayesDec 7, 20205 min readTales of Stabilisers and Other Animals BHA standoff is critical in drilling assemblies for directional control, performance and borehole quality. The selection of the correct...