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Title: Rig automation: where it's been and where it's going

Journal Article · · World Oil; (United States)
OSTI ID:6353184

For over 30 years dreamers, tinkerers and engineers have attempted to automate various drilling functions. Now this effort is paying off, and a partially automated rig is no longer a curiosity. Fully automated and computerized rigs are on the way. For the contractor this means higher productivity, but more maintenance and training responsibilities.

Research Organization:
Resour Technol Inc, Tulsa, OK, USA
OSTI ID:
6353184
Journal Information:
World Oil; (United States), Vol. 194:7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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