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From rssfeeds@jmason.org Mon Oct 7 12:05:05 2002
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From: boingboing <rssfeeds@spamassassin.taint.org>
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Subject: 1Mb/s through mud
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Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 08:00:22 -0000
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URL: http://boingboing.net/#85531633
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Date: Not supplied
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The DoE has announced a high-speed data-transfer that runs on drillpipe,
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through "a 4-inch diameter steel pipe immersed in electrically conductive mud
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at pressures up to 1000 atmospheres, temperatures up to 150 deg C, and with
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vibrational accelerations of hundreds of g's:"
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Now, with a high-speed, bi-directional communications link, a drilling
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system's azimuth, inclination, pressure, temperature, loads and vibration,
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along with information on rock characteristics near the drill bit, can be
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evaluated almost instantly. Also, because of the ability to send high-speed
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data through the drill pipe, technologies once thought unobtainable – such
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as collecting seismic data at the drill bit – may now be possible.
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With high-resolution seismic data collected "ahead of the bit," operators
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could steer the drill bit more precisely toward oil- and gas-bearing sweet
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spots and away from less productive areas. This will enhance the efficiency
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of oil and gas wells and reduce the number of wells needed to produce a
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reservoir.
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Link[1] Discuss[2] (_via /.[3]_)
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[1] http://www.fossil.energy.gov/techline/tl_intellipipe.shtml
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[2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/VRj5gZXZSGT
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[3] http://slashdot.org
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