Logging the Martian oil well

摘要

If a system can be automated to work in outer space, it can certainly save time and money on this planet. This article is not about drilling an oil well on the planet Mars. It is the description of a process by which an MWD system that enables remote directional drilling and helps achieve drilling automation starting with the elimination of the MWD operators was successfully designed and commercialized. Engineers felt that if they could design a system for interplanetary exploration, it would translate well to implementing the remote directional drilling and drilling automation efforts on Earth.