04 April 2023

Notes from Norway: recent field trials give cause for SABER optimism

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Neil Bird, VP Advanced Drilling Systems, Enteq Last month, our team of engineers and I travelled Norway to put our novel alternative to traditional rotary steerable system (RSS) for directional drilling, the SABER Tool, through its paces in the latest in our series of field trials. This was the first field test for our second-generation design with an improved control […]

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24 November 2022

Geothermal energy: heating up the industry

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The IEA estimates that globally we must add 3.6GW of geothermal energy generation capacity per year between 2021 through to 2030 to stay on track for Net Zero by 2050. 2020 only saw about 200 MW of geothermal capacity added worldwide – a 2% fall on the previous five-year average, which begs the question, how can the industry innovate to […]

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27 October 2022

Removing methane from the mining process

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Coal mine methane (CMM) refers to the methane released from coal and surrounding rock during mining activities. Methane in mines poses a safety risk due to its explosiveness when mixed with air, and, as we are all too aware, methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, on a mass basis over a […]

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08 July 2022

‘Hop’ your way to better downhole communications

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Enteq Technologies has launched its latest innovation in downhole drilling technology: the XXT-Hop series. The communications device, which can be used in conjunction with The SABER Tool or fitted with existing rotary steerable systems (RSS) and measurement while drilling (MWD) technology, allows drilling contractors access to real time data to enhance drilling operations. The XXT-Hop series also removes the need […]

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03 August 2021

A new direction for RSS directional drilling technology

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The technical and commercial realities of today’s broad energy landscape – and specifically the directional drilling market – demand that an alternative be added to the RSS roster. Let’s explore why that need exists and what a new RSS alternative would look like. Current directional drilling market landscape The fundamental approach to RSS technology has remained unchanged over the quarter […]

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