Rig automation: where it's been and where it's going
Journal Article
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· 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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