ConocoPhillips and Doyon Drilling Inc. are all set to take ”the Beast,” which is what they call Doyon’s Rig 26 into its testing level. It took 3.5 years to complete its construction and once tested, Rig 26 should be ready to drill by April 2020.
Rig 26’s drilling capacity will be up to 37,000 feet (11,278 metres) compared to the current North Slope rigs’ capacity of 22,000 feet (6,705 metres). ConocoPhillips said that this rig, from a 14-acre (5.7 hectare) drillin…
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Source Website: Advance Engineering – Engineering.com