Smart, intelligent wells for optimum performance

摘要

LIKE MOST PARTS of the oil and gas business, drilling has gone very high tech. Intelligent wells - ones that include a vast array of computer sensors, and other gadgets - give split second feedback to drillers, providing vital insight and information at the touch of a button, via a PC monitor. In such a high cost environment (oil wells never come cheap) it's a valuable advance for operators and all those involved, including any nervy investors back home.