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Lasers Could Improve Drilling Safety

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Steve Miller

If you shake a bottle of cola and open it, you get a sugary mess. If you open a pocket of high-pressure gas in the borehole of an oil well, you get a catastrophic blowout. A laser-based technique proposed by scientists at the University of Reading, however, could prevent such accidents, saving the petroleum industry millions of dollars each year in damages and lost production. The sudden release of pressurized gas in a borehole spells potential injury to drillers, damage to equipment and a major risk of fire. Increasing pressure on the slurry at the drill bit can prevent blowouts, but...Read full article

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