Potter drilling is trying to commercialize a new drilling technique that replaces drill bits with... hot water.

Potter Drilling公司正努力将一种用热水替代钻头的新型钻探技术投入商业化运作。

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At present, offshore Brazil, Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa are the hot areas of deepwater exploration where 84% of deepwater drilling activities and 88% of reserves are concentrated.

巴西近海、美国墨西哥湾和西非沿海是当前世界三大深水勘探热点地区，这里集中了世界84%的深水钻探活动，其储量占据了全球深水储量的88%。

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These system include filtering system for crude oil entering, filtering and cooling system for hot oil, filtering and cooling water circulating system for reduction gearbox of the drilling motor.

该系统包括原油入口的过滤装置，热油过滤冷却装置和钻井马达变速箱过滤冷却循环装置等三大部分。

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Therefore, with a dramatic increase in drilling, oil field service companies are likely to be in demand, making them a hot investment.

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