Drilling and completions - Striving for the par-5 "hole in one"

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 34-36

  Willson, Stephen ^a,b   Armagost, Ken ^c  

^a BP ^*

^b E and P Technology Group   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FRACTURE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WELL PRESSURE;

ONE-TRIP WELL (OTW); WELLBORE PRESSURE INTEGRITY; WELLBORE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT; WELLBORES;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342501453     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/0504-0034-jpt     Document Type: Review

References (4)

1. Aston, M.S. et al.: "Drilling Fluids for Wellbore Strengthening," paper SPE/IADC 87130 presented at the 2004 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Dallas, 2-4 March.
2. See www.witsml.org for further details.
3. The DrillAhead System is a registered trademark of Halliburton Energy Services.
4. Authors' note: Just how far are we from a par-5 hole in one? We've got the distance. Both the PGA of America and the Guinness Book of World Records recognize 64-year-old Mike Austin's 515-yd drive at the U.S. National Senior Open as the "longest drive, regulation course" and "longest drive, competition," respectively. To date, the longest straight hole in one was recorded on the par 4, 444-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hill Golf Club in Omaha, Nebraska. Here, on 7 October 1965, 21-year-old Robert Mitera achieved this record performance. A 50-mph gust carried his shot over a 290-yd drop-off. The group in front testified to the remaining distance. This feat is documented in the Guinness Book of World Records. The technical capability appears to be here, we're just waiting for the right wind.