可膨胀材料使油井产量最大化——过去只是从可膨胀弹性体试验得知可用以吸附水分或油质，到今天得到证实此项技术如此有用，已经推向全世界

当北海海域的一位主要经营者评估通过采取过油管旋转钻井）TTRD）对英国Continental Shelf（UKCS）油田的一口20年老井进行重新侧钻要比用其他措施更为节省费用。不过在操作上遇到的难题是不能采用通常的注水泥作业进行层位封隔。     

Comparisons of the environmental footprint of heavy vehicles in the UK and Switzerland

The European Union project Eureka Logchain Footprint is an ongoing project to identify road and rail vehicles by means of their environmental footprint as characterised by dynamic load, noise, ground borne vibrations and gaseous emissions induced by the vehicle. Part of the project involves the installation of road and rail footprint monitoring stations throughout Europe. This paper presents results of the road stations in Switzerland and the UK. Individual vehicle data from weigh-in-motion and noise are compared. The results indicate that a significant number of vehicles surpass the limits set in both countries. It was shown that the UK sites are generating higher noise levels than their Swiss counterparts; in part due to the much coarser aggregate embedded in the running course of the pavement employed in the UK. Such data can be used to create an incentive for vehicle types with a low footprint and a penalty for vehicles with a large footprint.