The research flow loop is used to study how a clean hole can be created during the drilling process. For example, when a well is being built, solid particles, called “cuttings” are generated as rocks ...

Flowchart vs. process map, what do you choose to use? When it comes to mapping out a project, you’ve got several choices on how to visualize them. If you’ve had trouble deciding on a format for your ...

CO2 capture and storage is crucial in combating climate change, but transport presents unique challenges. At the advanced Colorado Flow Loop test facility, we perform research into these challenges.

New, automated closed-loop steering devices are significantly reducing deviations from ideal wellpath in horizontal wells. These devices immediately counteract deviations from the planned path through ...

QUESTION: I’ve been shopping for a new outboard engine. My old engine was described as a “cross flow.” Some engines are referred to as a cross flow and some are loop-type engines. What is the ...

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world that would "make ...