Measurement While Drilling CASE STUDY Customer Challenge A customer approached Winchester Interconnect TM with production problems related to its existing Measurement While Drilling (MWD) solution. The customer experienced frequent non-productive time due to its MWD cable failures that led to rig shut downs, a serious issue in the oil and gas industry because it costs the end customer money. In addition, during drilling production, the customer experienced intense electromagnetic interference issues (EMI), which distorted the MWD signal to the computer. The EMI issues led to inaccurate drilling data for the directional drillers to properly steer the drilling operation. Typical MWD designs consist of pressure transducers at the surface of the drilling equipment and a downhole pu

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