The Motion Decoupled Delivery System: A New Deployment System for Downhole Tools is Tested at the New Jersey Margin

The Motion Decoupled Hydraulic Delivery System (MDHDS) is a new downhole tool delivery system that is deployed by wireline and uses drillstring pressure to advance a penetrometer (or other downhole tool) into the formation at the bottom of offshore boreholes. After hydraulic deployment of the penetr...

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Main Authors: P. B. Flemings, P. J. Polito, T. L. Pettigrew, G. J. Iturrino, E. Meissner, R. Aduddell, D. L. Brooks, C. Hetmaniak, D. Huey, J. T. Germaine, the IODP Expedition 342 Scientists
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Scientific Drilling
Online Access:http://www.sci-dril.net/15/51/2013/sd-15-51-2013.pdf