去年，Patterson-UTI Drilling 与二叠纪盆地的运营商合作开发了一个平台来实现连接过程的自动化。在 5 月 16 日于休斯顿举行的 2024 年 IADC 陆上钻井会议上，DC副编辑 Stephen Whitfield 与 Patterson-UTI 高级产品开发经理 Chris Christopher 进行了交谈，讨论了连接自动化的重要性，以及为什么协作和培训始终在像这样的项目。此外，克里斯托弗先生还提到了该技​​术正在开发的新功能，包括识别标记底部的模式识别算法。观看视频了解更多信息。

Last year, Patterson-UTI Drilling partnered with operators in the Permian to develop a platform to automate the connection process. At the 2024 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference in Houston on 16 May, DC Associate Editor Stephen Whitfield spoke with Chris Christopher, Senior Product Development Manager with Patterson-UTI, about the importance of connection automation, and why collaboration and training always play critical roles in a project like this. Further, Mr Christopher mentions new features being developed for the technology, including a pattern recognition algorithm to recognize tagging bottom. Watch the video for more information.