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Laser Oil & Gas Well Drilling: Laser rock perforation demo

High power laser beam can be used in oil well completion application for perforating oil reservoir rock and increasing rock's permeability for high oil production rate. Spallation rock perforating by a rotating laser beam is shown in this movie.
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Laser Applications Lab Videos

  • Laser Rock Drilling on the History Channel
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  • Laser glazing of 1080 steel wheel
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  • Laser glazing of flat steel surface
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  • Laser rock perforation demo
    [ View this video   00:00:36 (4.1 MB) ]
  • Laser rock drilling demo
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