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Corva Helps Break North American Drilling Record for Longest Lateral with 32,468 ft Well

August 29, 2019

Supermajor sets onshore North American drilling record for longest extended reach well using Corva’s real-time analytics to monitor and respond to hazardous conditions.

August 29, 2019 – Corva, the leader in real-time drilling and completion analytics, announces that its drilling optimization...

A Time Machine for Your Drilling KPIs

August 20, 2019

Nonproductive rig time, cost per lateral foot, footage per day, rotary ROP, slide percentage, connection time, on bottom percentage – these are just a handful of the key performance indicators we keep tabs on while drilling.  Such KPIs are critical for understanding equipment, crew, rig, and...

New Frac Optimization Platform Expands Corva’s Leading Drilling Cloud, Continues Its Vision for the Digital Oilfield of the Future

July 22, 2019

Corva extends track record of digital transformation for drilling with release of hydraulic fracturing data analysis tools, enabling oil & gas producers to optimize frac performance, avoid hazards, and cut costs using big data and real-time monitoring.

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Mining Real-Time Rig Data to Prevent Catastrophic Events

July 5, 2019

The sight of the Lucas well at Spindletop in 1901 spewing oil into the sky became a tragically misunderstood trope in which “gusher” has become synonymous with drilling success. Anyone in the oil & gas extraction business knows, however, that a gusher, or blowout, is a failure of epic proportions...

Drill Faster Without Sacrificing Bit Life

April 11, 2019

Toeing the line between fast ROP and extending bit life is a constant struggle. ROP improvements from BHA technology have slowed, underscoring the importance of software innovation to push the envelope further. Corva helps identify that optimal balance using real-time data and analytics, enabling...

5 Ways to Save Millions in Drilling Costs this Year

January 23, 2019

Gearing up to drill? That’s a tough question to answer heading into the new year as oil prices remain uncertain. Given the shifting economics, many producers are taking a second look at drilling programs and the ROI of new wells. Maintaining drilling momentum in 2019 is all about optimizing field...

Corva's 2018 Milestones and Roadmap for Drilling Optimization in 2019

January 8, 2019

How to Pick the Best BHA Every Time

December 11, 2018

Selection of the bottom hole assemblies for a new well is an art and a science. To optimize ROP, drillers need to pick the right drill bit or mud motor for the job, factor in a multitude of drilling parameters – like weight on bit and RPM – and have an extensive understanding of subsurface...

Imperial and Metric: Corva Drills Across North America

November 1, 2018

With the exception of time, every US unit of measure has a metric counterpart.  Depending on where your drilling operations are, the conversion between these systems is either a non-issue or a major frustration.  Drilling software applications tend to use the US system of weights and measures, or...

Enable Your Rig Crews to Drill Faster with Corva

October 24, 2018

Directional drillers, rig crews, and onsite company men are on the front line when it comes to drilling optimization.  By equipping them with Corva’s analytics, minute-to-minute decisions can be guided by optimal information, shaving time off of connections, minimizing slides, and maximizing ROP.

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Automated Drillers Road Map… Lose the Spreadsheets

August 22, 2018

The current best practice for selection of optimal drilling parameters is to generate complex spreadsheets for static results of formation parameters. These recommended operating parameters are obtained either by manually analyzing offset wells and/or from the bit manufacturer’s database. The...

RTO in Your Pocket: How to Drill Longer Laterals from the Beach

May 9, 2018

Soaring demand for oil & gas and the US shale revolution has created an imperative for today’s domestic producers to increasingly outperform.   Keeping up with demand means continuously improving processes and driving higher levels of drilling and cost efficiency through automation and factory...

Real-Time Drillstring Control and the Future of Drilling Automation

April 12, 2018

Driverless cars – just a few years ago it was science fiction, yet today we are increasingly comfortable with stepping foot into a driverless cab thanks to the convergence of several important technologies.  In the same way, oil & gas drilling is in the midst of an important transition from manual...

Drill Faster Using ROP and MSE Heatmaps

October 17, 2017

Data analytics is one of the hottest topics in drilling today. Corva provides a major opportunity for operators and drilling contractors to improve rate of penetration using powerful visualizations and easy-to-use recommendations.

Image: ROP and MSE heatmaps in the Corva v2 platform on web and...

Is Factory Drilling the Future?

August 2, 2017

Throughout history, many industrial sectors including mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and now oil & gas, are faced with the dilemma of scaling the supply chain to increase production. Let’s use a factory as an illustration of our main points. Factories add assembly lines, automate processes,...