Plasma channel miniature hole drilling technology

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2055-2061

  Timoshkin, Igor V ^a   Mackersie, John W ^a   MacGregor, Scott J ^a  

^a Institute for Energy and Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; DRILLING FLUIDS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; SANDSTONE;

CONTROLLED DRILLING ACTION; HOLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGY; PLASMA CHANNEL DRILLING (PCD); PULSED POWER; SELECTIVE BREAKDOWN OF SOLIDS; SPARK DISCHARGES;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 8144222257     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.835489     Document Type: Article

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