Oil $500 - By Flavious J. Smith, Jr.

This is a tedious process that takes time and lengthens the days that a drilling rig must operate. Time is money. Work continues on the next generation of coil tubing. Soon it will be used to drill extended-reach wells without the need for conventional drilling rigs with pipe connections. This will reduce rig time and costs.

3-D and 4-D Seismic Technology

3-D seismic technology provides a three-dimensional image of the rocks and formations under the ground. It can identify and locate

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