directional drilling
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Directional drilling and measurement-while-drilling technology has become so democratized in the Texas shale sector that no provider holds more than 8% of the market share. -
Leaders from two large US onshore rig contractors said their expectations that the rig-count slide would hit a second-quarter bottom were off and are now refraining from making new predictions as to when it will end.
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Moving their directional drillers into their Houston real-time remote operations centers has improved drilling efficiency for two of the top shale producers.
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SponsoredNew extreme environment ultracapacitor technology will allow directional drillers to eliminate lithium from their entire supply chain. These advanced ultracapacitors can be coupled with downhole turbine generators to provide reliable downhole power without the need for lithium.
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Software that offers turn-by-turn directions for drilling a horizontal well could drastically reduce the number of directional drillers.
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A new rotary-steerable system (RSS) was designed to give geometrically greater dogleg-severity (DLS) capability while still being able to withstand the increased bending stresses.
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