Stories by Wesley D. Archer

A Method of Horizontal Drilling, Using a Turbine-Operated Bit, Holds Promise of Opening New Oil Horizons. Applied to Old and Seemingly Exhausted Wells, this New Procedure May Make Available Millions of Barrels of Oil that Otherwise Would Remain in the Earth

When Turbines Go to Sea, Lubrication Requirements are Complicated as Compared With Turbines on Land. Water Becomes a Major Problem by Intensifying Such Undesirable Features as Rust and Emulsification of the Lubricant. Can Petroleum Technology Keep Pace With Demands?