News and Publications

North Sea Operations: Automated safeguarding enters the drilling process

Feb 2008

Harts E+P magazine:

North Sea Operations: Automated safeguarding enters the drilling process

A new approach closes the loop between what is physically possible to do from a well tolerance perspective and the commands issued through drilling controls.

Automated safeguarding and systems that aid in increased process efficiency have been used for a long time in a variety of industrial areas and applications. One of the more obvious examples is the automotive industry, where anti-lock brakes and electronic traction control have been used for a long time. In fact, it would be hard to find a modern car today that does not have advanced electronically controlled support functions installed.

Read more at http://www.epmag.com/Production-Drilling/North-Sea-Operations-Automated-safeguarding-enters-drilling-process_5827

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