While radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has been around for decades, only in the last 10 years has it made its way into the downhole environment.
The momentum could be building. With operators in cost-cutting mode, “it’s a good time to be in the remote technology business”, says Lee Mercer, Eastern Hemisphere technical manager for Weatherford, which has been on the forefront of developing RFID applications for the oil and gas industry.
