Placement of an adjustable-gauge stabilizer within the bearing housing of a steerable motor avoids problems encountered by stabilizers located above or below the motor. In this near-bit position, ...

Bit walk is the natural tendency of the drill bit to drift in a lateral direction during drilling and occurs in every operation. Operators planning and designing wellbore trajectories, therefore, must ...

Laser Technology, Inc. has introduced the TruPulse 360 – a pocket-size compass laser that measures slope, horizontal and vertical distance, the degree of inclination and azimuth – all in one shot.

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling follows a disciplined sequence: plan the trajectory and anti-collision, engineer the BHA and fluids/hydraulics, execute kickoff–curve–tangent/lateral with controlled ...

At-a-Glance: Directional drilling is rapidly moving to autonomous, data-rich, and smoother wellbore execution—driven by next-gen rotary steerables, at-bit sensing, high-speed telemetry, and ...

Laser Technology Inc. (LTI), manufacturer of professional-grade laser rangefinders, has released its improved TruPulse 360 laser, which features LTI’s TruVector 360° Compass Technology. The ...