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The report analyses the regional offshore drilling market in the Americas region providing historic drilling and spending trends in the period 2005 to 2009 and forecast trends over the period 2010 to 2014. The report discusses key drilling events in each country of the region including a synthesis of shallow versus deep water spending and exploratory versus development spending.
Scope
Insight on the drilling services market and its evolution in the current market environment from both an operational and expenditure perspective.
Forecasts of the number of wells to be drilled and the likely level of expenditure required to fulfil predicted levels of activity
An overview of drilling equipment and processes and a description of how the associated technologies are costed and allocated to various well types.
Analysis of individual offshore areas and their role in the future growth of the drilling sector and rig market.
Highlights
"Approximately 3,110 wells are estimated to have been drilled offshore North America from 2005 to 2009, with around 95% in the Gulf of Mexico. A rounded total of 3,320 exploratory and development wells are forecast over the next five years, with around a quarter expected to be located in deep waters."
Reasons to Purchase
Develop a drilling investment strategy targeted around Exploration and Production hotspots.
Evaluate likely technology driven growth opportunities created by the medium term evolution of the drilling sector.
Analyse how drilling spending patterns will vary between different technology sectors and geographies over a five-year forecast period.
Table Of Contents
OVERVIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Content summary 1
Methodology 2
Offshore well definitions 2
Deep water definitions 2
Forecasting drilling numbers 3
Expenditure modeling 3
Segmentation 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
Introduction 5
Results and conclusions 6
Drilling 6
Spending 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS 9
TABLE OF FIGURES 9
TABLE OF TABLES 9
THE TOOLS OF OFFSHORE DRILLING 10
Foundations of drilling 10
Early drilling 10
Introduction of rotary drilling 12
The move offshore 12
Introduction of purpose-built offshore rigs 14
The offshore drilling rig 14
Platform rigs and tenders 16
Barges and submersibles 17
Jackups 18
Drillships 19
Semisubmersibles 21
Deep water drilling 22
Deep water rig features 24
The current rig market 24
Current well numbers 26
REVIEW OF DRILLING TECHNOLOGY 27
Introduction 27
Exploration wells 27
Appraisal wells 28
Development wells 29
Injection development wells 30
Horizontal and extended-reach development wells 31
Multilateral development wells 32
Slimhole development wells 33
Re-entry development wells 33
Rotary drilling procedures 34
Risers 36
Rotary drilling mechanics 37
Power 37
Hoisting 37
Rotating 38
Circulating 39
Well control 40
Measurement 40
Well depth 40
Horizon depth 41
Total depth 41
Services: rigs 42
Mobilization and installation 43
Services: geoscience 44
Mud logging services 45
Detection of hydrocarbons 47
Coring services 48
Downhole logging services 48
Log types 49
Services: engineering 50
Site and location surveys 51
Drilling fluids and waste management 52
Water-based muds 53
Oil and synthetic-based muds 53
Other fluids 54
Waste management 55
The bit program 55
Directional drilling 57
Monitoring- and logging-while-drilling 57
Top drives 59
Casing and cementing 60
Casing procedure 61
Fixing casing 62
Other materials and contingent services 63
Mechanical failure 63
Well control 64
Near-surface instability 66
Lost circulation and salt 66
Unwanted gases 67
Hazardous climatic conditions 67
Well testing 68
Perforating 69
Drillstem testing 69
Fracturing and acidizing 70
Repeat formation testing 71
Leaving the well 71
Services: support 72
Transport 72
Financial and miscellaneous support 73
DRILLING IN THE AMERICAS 76
North America Introduction 76
The United States 77
The Gulf of Mexico 77
Other US 78
Canada and Greenland 79
Latin America introduction 80
Central America 82
Mexico 82
The Caribbean islands 83
South America 85
Venezuela 85
Brazil 86
Other South America 86
Regional Drilling Summary 89
Shallow versus deep drilling summary 90
Exploratory versus development drilling summary 91
SPENDING IN THE AMERICAS 93
Introduction 93
The spending model 94
Service cost movements 96
Rig days 98
North America 100
Latin America 102
Regional Spending Summary 104
Shallow versus deep spending summary 106
Exploratory versus development spending summary 108
INNOVATIONS IN DRILLING 110
Introduction 110
Evolving drilling techniques 110
The longer-term future 121
Conclusion 124
APPENDIX 125
Industry abbreviations 125
Data sources 134
Conventions used 134
Ask the analyst 134
Datamonitor consulting 134
Disclaimer 135
List of Tables
Table 1: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well drilling forecast by region to 2014 89
Table 2: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well drilling, comparison by water depth to 2014 90
Table 3: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well drilling, comparison by well type to 2014 91
Table 4: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas spending forecast to 2014 104
Table 5: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well type and water depth spending forecast to 2014 105
Table 6: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well spending, comparison by water depth to 2014 106
Table 7: OFFSHORE DRILLING: Americas well spending, comparison by well type to 2014 108
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