Powering up to drill down

Oilfield Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 4-9

  Copercini, Pierantonio ^a   Soliman, Farag ^a   El Gamal, Mohamed ^b   Longstreet, Wayne ^c   Rodd, Jon ^c   Sarssam, Mark ^c   McCourt, Iain ^b   Persad, Barry ^b   Williams, Mike ^b  

^a Petrobel   (Egypt)

^b Dragon Oil Plc ^*

^c Holdings Ltd Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAMOND DRILLING; FRICTION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ROTATING MACHINERY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

BOTTOMHOLE ASSEMBLIES (BHA); POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT (PDC); ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM (RSS); WEIGHT ON BIT (WOB);

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING;

EID: 14944354282     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (11)

1. Williams M: "Better Turns for Rotary Steerable Drilling," Oilfield Review 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 4-9. Brusco G, Lewis P and Williams M: "Drilling Straight Down," Oilfied Review 16, no. 3(Autumn 2004): 14-17.
2. Williams M: "Better Turns for Rotary Steerable Drilling," Oilfield Review 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 4-9. Brusco G, Lewis P and Williams M: "Drilling Straight Down," Oilfied Review 16, no. 3(Autumn 2004): 14-17.
3. For more on drilling in the sliding mode: Maidla E and Haci M: "Understanding Torque: The Key to Slide-Drilling Directional Wells," paper IADC/SPE 87162, presented at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, March 2-4, 2004.
4. Components of the bottomhole assembly below the power section rotate at the sum of drillstring and surface-rotary speed.
5. Besson A, Burr B, Dillard S, Drake E, Ivie B, Ivie C, Smith R and Watson G: "On the Cutting Edge," Oilfield Review 12, no. 3 (Autumn 2000): 36-57.
6. Elshahawi H, Siso S, Samir M and Safwat M: "Production Enhancement in the Belayim Fields: Case Histories," paper SPE 68688, presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, April 17-19, 2001. Eissa WM: "Optimizing Drilling Parameters Enhances Horizontal Drilling Performance," paper IADC/SPE 72881, presented at the IADC/SPE Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, October 22-24, 2001.
7. Elshahawi H, Siso S, Samir M and Safwat M: "Production Enhancement in the Belayim Fields: Case Histories," paper SPE 68688, presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, April 17-19, 2001. Eissa WM: "Optimizing Drilling Parameters Enhances Horizontal Drilling Performance," paper IADC/SPE 72881, presented at the IADC/SPE Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, October 22-24, 2001.
8. An analytical tool used in forecasting the performance of the various elements comprising the completion and production system, NODAL analysis is used to optimize the completion design to suit the reservoir deliverability, identify restrictions or limits present in the production system and identify any means of improving production efficiency.
9. For broader discussions of RSS technologies and applications: Ghiselin D: "Steering Technology Takes a Leap," Hart's E&P 76, no. 10 (October 2003): 79. Hartley F: "Rotary Steerable Systems Provide Advantages, Opportunities," Offshore 64, no. 4 (April 2004): 66, 67-70, 72, 74.
10. For broader discussions of RSS technologies and applications: Ghiselin D: "Steering Technology Takes a Leap," Hart's E&P 76, no. 10 (October 2003): 79. Hartley F: "Rotary Steerable Systems Provide Advantages, Opportunities," Offshore 64, no. 4 (April 2004): 66, 67-70, 72, 74.
11. "Working Together To Solve Problems," in The New Age of Drilling: From Art To A Science, a supplement to Hart's E&P. Houston: Hart Energy Publishing LLP (February 2004): 16.