An aluminum-alloy drill pipe string over a mile long is credited with significantly reducing drill string hook load and related drilling torque and drag for drilling offshore from Seria, Brunei, in a well, considered one of the most complex by Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP). Alcoa Oil & Gas, a division of Alcoa, deployed 1800 m of Alcoa Aluminum Alloy Drill Pipe in the Iron Duke Well C, offshore from Seria, Brunei, in partnership with BSP and AMRTUR Corp., Alcoa's service partner on the project.
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