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The visual field inspection of derrick or mast and substructure procedure is recommended for use by operating personnel (or a designated representative) to the extent that its use satisfies conditions for which an inspection is intended. A sample report form for this inspection procedure can be found in API Standard 4F. Forms are also available from International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC). 

Note For single action triplex pump, multiply table value by 0.75. Note Values In the table are calculated tor a pump efficiency of 0.85. Courtesy International Association of Drilling Contractors. 

The classification of drilling fluid additives is based on the definitions of the International Association of Drilling Contractors [30]. 

All manufacturers use their own classification numbers for their bits. This results in mass confusion about which bit to use in what formation and whose bit is better. The International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC) has addressed this classification problem through the development of a unified system. But whose bit is better is left to trial-and-error experimentation by the individual operator. 

Drilling Manual, Tenth Edition, International Association of Drilling Contractors, Section K1 p. 6, 1982. 

Denis, J. H. Guillot, D. J. Presented at the Drilling Conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, New Orleans, LA, March 15-18, 1987 paper SPE/IADC 16137. 

Anderson, G.W. (1976) Foam drilling technoques and uses. Proceedings, Rotary Drilling Conference of lADC, International Association of Drilling Contractors, Houston, TX, March 9-12, 1976. 

The American Petroleum Institute, which represents the U.S. oil industry, cautions against reading too much into the statistics. Drawing sweeping conclusions from a limited analysis of this data are simply not valid, the institute said in a statement... I do not believe there is an outbreak or a rash of accidents, says Lee Hunt, president of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, a trade group. 

International Association of Drilling Contractors Health Safety and Environment Case... 

Although the philosophy that lies behind Safety Cases is that a company or facility will develop a document designed to meet its own particular needs and requirements, most facilities will have programs that are quite similar to one another. Therefore the International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC) has developed a Health Safety and Environment Case Guideline for Drilling Contractors. This standard, which was first issued in 2003, is not a template it... 

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Bridging documents are also used to create facility-specific versions of generic Safety Cases. For example, it has already been noted that the International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC) has prepared a Safety Case template for a wide-range of drilling operations (both onshore and offshore). A bridging document can be prepared to match the needs of a particular facility to the general template strucmre. 

International Association of Drilling Contractors (lADC), 2006. Health, Safety and Environmental Case Guideline for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. Issue 3.2, October. 

Source lADC - International Association of Drilling Contractors 2010 Annual Report 201 0 Stats Worldwide... 

Drilling Contractor. 1944- http //www.drillingcontractor.org (accessed July 23, 2010). Houston International Association of Drilling Contractors (0046-0702). 

Institut Erangais du Petrole (IFP), The, http //www.ifp.fr/ (accessed on December 12,2010). Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo (IMP) http //www.imp.mx/ (accessed on December 12,2010). International Association of Drilling Contractors http //www.iadc.org/ (accessed on December... 

At the time of writing, various audit tool kits are being published. They are available through the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the Offshore Operators Committee. These documents help establish gap analyses for both operators and contractors. 

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