The drilling industry’s multifaceted quest for downhole tools made of lighter materials, along with ways to make those tools react both quicker and smarter, is picking up momentum. The drilling ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. In this paper, the process of crack propagation is investigated using the extended finite element method at the mesoscale to study the ...

We have been presenting Drill String Design workshops for over 12 years for all types of operations around the world. We are constantly updating our materials to reflect the latest technology ...

July 7, 2014 – COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Atlas Copco has completed the T-WiZ range with the all new T-WiZ 60 for bench and production drilling. The new drill string, with its combination of T-WiZ ...

A statistic analysis found that drillstring failures in Tarim oil field were related to the difference between specifications and working conditions. The analysis documented the drillstring failures ...

Used to rotate the drill string during the drilling process, the top drive is a motor that is suspended from the derrick, or mast, of the rig. These power swivels boast at least 1,000 horsepower that ...