Drilling Minute – Directional ROP
In drilling, time is money, so we usually want to drill the well as fast as we safely can. This drilling minute explains how drilling speed, or ROP, is measured.
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Drilling Technology News
Drilling Minute – Directional Applications
When most people think of oil & gas drilling, they think of a rig punching vertical holes in the ground, and for most of history, that was the case. Now drilling commonly involves complex geometry including builds, turns, and tangents in order to construct the desired well. This is achieved by directional drilling, which is the subject of this Drilling Minute.
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Drilling Minute – Bit Records
Do you like money? Of course you do! In this Drilling Minute, we’ll teach you how bit records put more money in your pocket.
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Drilling Minute – Bit Hydraulics
Fluid flow can do some pretty amazing things, from cutting precise lines in steel to forming the Grand Canyon – it all depends on how much, where, and how fast. In this Drilling Minute, we’ll learn how mud flow is optimized for PDC drilling with bit hydraulics.
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Drilling Minute – PDC Bit Overview
Ever since prehistoric times, mankind has built millions of tools used to make holes. But is there one bit to rule them all? In this Drilling Minute, we’ll discuss the most prevalent type of oil & gas drill bit today – the PDC drill bit.
Drilling Minute – Drill String Components
Simply wanting a hole in the ground just isn’t enough – you need the right tools for the job. In this Drilling Minute, we’ll introduce the major drill string components and what they do.
Drilling Minute – Drilling Hydraulics
As a kid, you probably blew bubbles in a drink through a straw. Pretty easy, right? You were using pressure to force air through the system. In this Drilling Minute we’ll learn how drilling hydraulics are used to do the same thing to carry the drilled cuttings from the bit back to the surface of the hole.
Drilling Minute – Drilling Energy
If you’ve ever tried to dig a hole by hand, you probably got tired doing it. That is because it took energy to make the hole. In this Drilling Minute, we’ll look at how energy is used to drill an oil & gas well.
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ABCs with Benny – An Oilfield Coloring Book
Color the Oilfield ABCs
Gather the family together to join Benny the Bit on his next learning journey: coloring the oilfield ABCs. This 26-page coloring book presents a unique way for your young ones to master the ABCs while learning more about the oilfield.
Finding a Way to Help a Local COVID-19 Testing Facility
A Larger Initiative
Prior to COVID-19, Ulterra was introduced to Dr. Rita Patterson, Ph.D who is the Associate Dean for Research in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Director of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Physical Medicine Core Research Facility and tenured Professor in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/Family Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC)
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