The Journal for Petroleum Technology, featured RAPID in July, 2015 with “The Dawn of a New Automation Consortium.” (SPE subscription or download a pdf copy here). From the article: Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have set an audacious goal to halve the time, cost, and number… read more
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Drilling research at UT Austin featured in SPE webinar
Drs. van Oort and Ashok presented recent efforts in drilling automation in an SPE webinar earlier this semester. From their website: “In an innovative move, The University of Texas under the guidance of Professor Eric van Oort has opened laboratories targeting drilling automation. The drilling automation laboratory features a drill… read more
UT students participate in SPE drilling competition
In December, UT students submitted a rig design for SPE DSATS drilling competition which will occur in the late spring of 2015. The design was accepted for the competition. Sorry for the blurry picture or our rig. We will certainly sharpen it up before the competition and repost it here.… read more