{"id":58765,"date":"2020-12-03T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T22:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?page_id=58765"},"modified":"2020-12-03T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T22:14:34","slug":"vpd-access-well-construction-autonomous-directional-drilling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/vpd-access-well-construction-autonomous-directional-drilling","title":{"rendered":"VPD Access &#8211; &#8220;Well Construction \u2013 Autonomous Directional Drilling&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-49681 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sponsored-slb-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<a href=\"#signin\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#80171b;border-color:#671316;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;border-color:#a75d60;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none\"> WATCH THE VIDEO<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Air Date:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>2 December 2021 @ 8.00 CDT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The automation of directional drilling has been advancing steadily in recent years. In the current environment, however, it&rsquo;s clear that steady progress is not enough. The drilling industry needs to make bold moves and strive for disruptive changes that will maximize the efficiency and consistency of the well construction process, regardless of field, rig or well trajectory. An evolution is directional drilling capabilities is now ongoing, encompassing a fully integrated data architecture that harmonizes all tasks associated with directional drilling.<\/p>\n<p>In this VPD, we will look at the four key pillars of this evolution: intelligent planning and execution, and surface and downhole automation. 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