Technology gains momentum

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 51, 1998, Pages 101-105

  Warren, Tommy ^a,b  

^a Amoco Prod Explor Technol Grp   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; COSTS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MACHINE DESIGN; ROTATING MACHINERY; WELL DRILLING;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING; ROTARY-STEERABLE TECHNOLOGY; UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

DRILLING EQUIPMENT;

DRILLING; ECONOMICS; OFFSHORE ACTIVITY; OIL WELL;

DRILLING; ECONOMICS; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL WELL;

EID: 0032443153     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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