When it comes to the oil rig industry, hydraulic machines play an instrumental role in dictating the success or failure of a company. These devices follow Pascal’s principle and run using incompressible liquids as fluid instead of compressible gases.
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A tong torque gauge is used to measure the amount of torque generated in foot-pounds per joint. They are available is a variety of scales, makes, and models and are used in the running of oilfield tubulars for precision checks.
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A drilling rig is an integrated system that’s used to drill into the earth’s subsurface for the purposes of oil or mineral extraction. The process is extremely complicated and requires a high degree of expertise, as well as specialized tools.
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Over the last few decades, overmolding has changed the functionality and appearance of cable assemblies dramatically. The overmolding process utilizes injection molding to force materials into mold cavities through a great deal of pressure. The most popular materials used for cable assemblies are thermoset or thermoplastic materials.
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In order to adapt to extreme environments, oil exploration expeditions require technological advancements in drilling instrumentation. Moreover, stringent safety measures for environmental protection are an added challenge that needs to be met.
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The term “digital oilfield” has been around since the late 1970s, when 2D and 3D computerized technologies were used for seismic testing. It’s recently become a popular buzzword as companies look for ways to cut costs and increase productivity using digital solutions. Let’s look at how the oil industry is investing in tech to manage their assets effectively.
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Critical to industrial processes, instrumentation needs to provide accurate readings of temperature, pressure, and flow parameters. In layman’s terms, the gauge is an instrument that displays the value of any of these physical characteristics. Often, gauges are used to display values in real time, making them crucial to the day-to-day operations of a plant.
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Drilling new wells in search of oil and gas can be an ultimate grind for the wildcatters.
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