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PE 7113
PE 7113 - Drilling Optimization
Drilling economics, cost trends, and estimation. Factors affecting rate penetration. Theory and techniques of optimization. Applications of optimization techniques to drilling cost minimization. Lectures will be supplemented with current literature on optimized drilling. Prerequisite: PE 3043.