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Casing Running Procedures Good Practice

Drilling Manual

The casing pipe is mandatory in drilling operations as it has a lot of casing functions to prevent cave-in of unconsolidated formations, isolate problem zones, and many more. As mentioned before in our casing design guide, the selection of casing depends on many factors.

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“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated

The Energy Law

This case arises from a fatal accident on an icy, unlit stretch of highway near Amarillo, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court reviewed and reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the case for a new trial. A wrongful death case is no different in this regard. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.001 (12). 2d 607, 614 (Tex.

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Casing Controversy: Does the Comparative Fault Codal Article Cover Contract Claims?

The Energy Law

In doing so, the Third Circuit created an issue ripe for Louisiana Supreme Court decision. (“Justiss”) entered into a turnkey drilling contract to drill a deep oil well using intermediate casing purchased from Oil Country Tubular Co. In Justiss Oil Company, Inc. Oil Country Tubular Corp., and manufactured by North American Interpipe, Inc.

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Keep It Fresh, Keep It Relevant

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

In most cases it prevents stagnation As I always say, It is not how many hits you have in baseball that counts. Regardless if you are a safety professional, a worker out in the field, or an executive, I appreciate you taking a small part of your day or month to read whats going on in the field of safety. In effect I am. Thats a win!

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E-Discovery Update: Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Defendant’s Authority to Govern Its Own E-Discovery Protocols

The Energy Law

The Third Circuit’s opinion in this case is the culmination of a year-and-a-half-long discovery dispute. The Louisiana Third Circuit recently ​affirmed a trial court discovery ruling that allowed the defendant to design its own e-discovery protocol without input from plaintiffs. 6/28/23), –So.

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Court Addresses Sufficiency of Demand Letter Under Mineral Code Articles 212.21-23

The Energy Law

12/19/07), the court addressed the payment of royalties and penalties under Mineral Code article 212.23(c) c) and concluded that plaintiff’s letters were insufficient to trigger the provisions of that article. Next, the court noted the dearth of reported cases involving Mineral Code articles 212.21-23 at *8 (citing La.

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OSHA Addresses Reporting COVID-19 Cases as Job-Related and In-Person Workplace Inspections

The Energy Law

The first memo announced the reversal of OSHA’s April 10, 2020 policy that limited the requirement to track on-the-job cases of COVID-19 to health-care facilities, emergency response providers, and corrections facilities. The agency cautioned that recording a COVID-19 case does not necessarily mean the employer violated an OSHA standard.

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