IADC drilling award results

Petroleum News Alaska Staff

The Alaska Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors presented awards to the following drilling rigs and contractors at its banquet on Jan. 27 in Anchorage:

Individual rig awards

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 3S — 2,300 days (operator - Phillips; operator ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 4ES — 2,020 days (operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 160 — 1,913 days (operator - Forest)

Doyon Drilling Inc., Rig 19 — 1,217 days (operator - Phillips)

Schlumberger, CT Unit 7 — 1,519 days (operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 22-E — 1,044 days (operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 33-E — 823 days (operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 9-ES — 750 days (operator - ADW)

Doyon Drilling Inc., Rig 141 — 704 days (operator - Phillips; operator - ADW)

Nordic Calista Services, Rig 1 — 656 days (operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, CDR-1 — 618 days (operator - Phillips; operator - ADW)

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Rig 7-ES — 474 days (operator - ADW)

Nordic Calista Services, Rig 3 — 419 days (operator - Phillips)

Rig awards are based on successfully operating at least 365 days without a lost time accident during the calendar year

Contractor awards

Best records under 500,000 manhours — Tie, Doyon Drilling and Nordic Calista Services

Best record over 500,000 manhours — Nabors Alaska Drilling

Note: ADW stands for Alaska Drilling and Wells, a division within BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.