Technical Drilling Tools

Oil and GasTexas, United States2-10 Employees

Technical Drilling Tools, based in Houston, Texas, serves the oil and gas drilling sector with technologies designed to damp and isolate the tool-string from damaging shock and vibration. The company is led by partners who bring more than 50 years of downhole experience. Since the end of 2009, it has focused on reducing cumulative wear and fatigue on the tool-string to help lower repair costs and minimize unscheduled pipe trips. Through a sister company, TDT has access to and markets a Z-axis tool-string shock absorber that has performed well with steering tools, gyros, and EM MWD in markets including Barnet and Marcellus, as well as in HDD applications. 

The firm also offers a stick-slip module as an add-on to enhance effectiveness. Its latest shock and vibration damping tool for mud pulse environments is a patented SOFTRIDE assembly that operates beneath the MWD pulser, with mitigation measures for both the Z-axis and stick-slip under the muleshoe. The SOFTRIDE design incorporates splines to maintain orientation and relocates set screws to a point beneath the damping measures, isolating the muleshoe from potential drill-string shock and vibration. Overall, the description portrays a specialized provider focused on extending tool-string life and reliability in challenging drilling conditions through targeted damping and orientation-support tools.

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