White Paper Library
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Technologies White Paper Library

Below find our collection of white papers on Technologies' innovative oilfield products, services and technologies:

  •  SPE 81167
    Advanced Cutting Structure Imporves PDC Bit Performance in Hard and Abrasive Drilling Environments
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  • SPE 84354
    Advanced Cutting Structure Improves PDC Bit Performance in Hard Rock Drilling Environments
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  • SPE 91423
    New PDC Bit Technology, Improved Drilling Analysis, and Operational Practices Improve Drilling Performance in Hard and Highly Heterogeneous Applications
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  • SPE 94826
    PDC Bits Run on Turbodrills: The History, Facts and Current Developments
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  • SPE 96575
    Successful Drilling of Basalt in a West of Shetland Deepwater Discovery
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  • SPE/IADC 97443
    Recent Material and Geometrical Changes in Impreg Technology on Turbine Drive Lead to Reduced Drilling Costs in Hard Rock Application
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  • IADC/SPE 98931
    Gage Design - Effects of Gage Pad Length, Geometry and Activity (Side Cutting) on PDC Bit Stability, Steerability, and Borehole Quality in Rotary Drilling Applications
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  • IADC/SPE99017
    Unlocking Two-Cone-Bit Potential: Technology, People, and Planning Make It Possible and the Lessons Learned
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  • IADC/SPE 99018
    Integrated FEA Modeling Offers System Approach to Drillstring Optimization
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  • SPE 99602
    Drilling Optimization at the Aloctono Block in Venezuela With the Utilization of Latest Technologies in Impregnated Bits and Turbines
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  • SPE 115765
    Solving Swelling Clay Issues: Drilling with Expandable Reamers in WBM Reduces Trip Time by 66%, Argentina
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  • SPE/IADC 118809
    Beyond the Technical Limit: Turbodrills - A Paradigm Shift to World Class Horizontal Well Construction
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  • SPE/IADC 119230
    Minimizing Risks, Maximizing On-Bottom Drilling Time: Turbodrilling with Impregnated Bits Improves Efficiency and Circumvents Trouble Time, Southern Oklahoma
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