Publications
Performance Improvement
Creating a Performance Improvement Culture
Achieving extraordinary performance in operations requires implementing a process that recognizes the components of a performance improvement culture. Industry has achieved improved performance in Safety by applying similar principles.
Achieving Technical Limit Performance
Technical Limit is a continuous improvement process that is currently finding widespread application in the drilling industry. PetrEX International has been involved in all aspects of the process on behalf of both operators and drilling contractors on a global basis for several years. While there are substantial variations in the implementation of Technical Limit from company to company and even from area to area, several foundational concepts seem to be common among those teams with successful, ongoing Technical Limit activities. We have prepared this position paper to demonstrate what we believe can form the basis for establishing a thriving, sustainable Technical Limit culture in a drilling team.
A foundational but frequently overlooked first step in developing that work culture is to establish what we call Alignment within the team. Alignment is designed to "get everybody on the same page" on a variety of practical and philosophical topics related to what the team is trying to accomplish regarding Performance Improvement and how it will be implemented.
