Testing times drive innovations in cost efficiency, as has been seen recently with Deepwater Oil Tools' SeaCure Cementing technique for casing and liner cementation. Drilling operators can reduce well construction spend by cutting back on time and cost associated with primary cement placement and subsequent drilling runs. [embed]https://youtu.be/YlN4zxiCbQY[/embed]

SeaCure Cementing had pride of place at the recent OTC drilling conference in Houston, Texas, where drillers can now eliminate their shoetracks in the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding drilling regions.