{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Drilling Contractor","provider_url":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org","author_name":"Stephen Whitfield","author_url":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/author\/stephen-whitfield","title":"No more tradeoffs: RSS innovations allow drilling speed, precision to coexist - Drilling Contractor","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"J3JjAoehGl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/no-more-tradeoffs-rss-innovations-allow-drilling-speed-precision-to-coexist-77233\">No more tradeoffs: RSS innovations allow drilling speed, precision to coexist<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/no-more-tradeoffs-rss-innovations-allow-drilling-speed-precision-to-coexist-77233\/embed#?secret=J3JjAoehGl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;No more tradeoffs: RSS innovations allow drilling speed, precision to coexist&#8221; &#8212; Drilling Contractor\" data-secret=\"J3JjAoehGl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BakerHughes_AM26_TRU-Steer3-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Rotary steerable systems (RSS) have become indispensable in some basins, as operators continue to push the boundaries of directional drilling with longer laterals and more complex well designs. However, with the higher costs required compared with conventional downhole tools, this means the performance of RSS is always put under a &hellip;"}