url URL date not supplied the doe has announced a high speed data transfer that runs on drillpipe through a NUMBER inch diameter steel pipe immersed in electrically conductive mud at pressures up to NUMBER atmospheres temperatures up to NUMBER deg c and with vibrational accelerations of hundreds of g s now with a high speed bi directional communications link a drilling system s azimuth inclination pressure temperature loads and vibration along with information on rock characteristics near the drill bit can be evaluated almost instantly also because of the ability to send high speed data through the drill pipe technologies once thought unobtainable such as collecting seismic data at the drill bit may now be possible with high resolution seismic data collected ahead of the bit operators could steer the drill bit more precisely toward oil and gas bearing sweet spots and away from less productive areas this will enhance the efficiency of oil and gas wells and reduce the number of wells needed to produce a reservoir link NUMBER discuss NUMBER _via NUMBER _ NUMBER URL NUMBER URL NUMBER URL 