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The latest issue of SPE Drilling & Completion, alongside SPE Journal, offer a combined total of 55 papers on the continuing theme of technical diversity in the oil and gas industry, with topics ranging from managed pressure drilling and high-frequency drilling dynamics to well work and numerical modeling. Read highlights
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Fundamentals of Drilling Engineering takes a new look at the basics of drilling engineering. Experts from industry and academia provide example problems to reinforce the concepts presented. This book is essential for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as industry professionals trying to gain detailed knowledge of basic drilling concepts.
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