The 2017 SPE DSATS’ Drillbotics® competition received ten design reports from five countries. There were a number of innovative features that will make it difficult to judge this year’s event. Look for an announcement in late January with the list of finalists. 2017 Entries University of …
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SPE Workshop: The Great Drilling Automation Debate
SPE DSATS is organizing a 1-1/2 day workshop in the Houston, TX area on 19-20 April 2017. Student teams who would like to set up their rig to demonstrate their response to the Drillbotics challenge and to meet and interact with the industry leaders in drilling automation should email …
Where is the WVU Final Report? (Updated)
A number of Drillbotics teams have asked for a copy of the WVU final report from the 2016 competition. They have not been able to find the paper in SPE's OnePetro. The program committed for the 2016 ATCE in Dubai did not select the student paper for presentation at the conference. …
