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PowerDrive X5 Rotary Steerable System

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Fully rotating steerable systems
The PowerDrive X5 rotary steerable system is engineered from the ground up to give you unprecedented drilling performance and reliability. You can drill longer runs, optimize wellbore placement, and reduce drilling time.

Automatic inclination hold and efficient downlink functions maintain directional control while drilling ahead. These enhancements improve drilling performance by up to15% and ensure more productive time on bottom.

Full rotation reduces drag, improves ROP, decreases the risk of sticking, and achieves superior hole cleaning. This full rotation improves wellbore smoothness and decreases tortuosity, which reduces drilling torque and eliminates unplanned wiper trips.

High-temperature dependability
A robust steering section ensures reliable, consistent performance in the drilling environment. Optimized flow profiles reduce erosion of internal and external downhole components. The system's electronics can operate in downhole temperatures as high as 302°F [150°C].

Accurate drilling and wellbore placement
Improve your drilling efficiency with real-time, near-bit measurements. The effective downlink systems and automatic inclination hold give you a smooth tangent section and improve true vertical-depth accuracy. This is critical for maximizing recoverable reserves and the well's production potential.

Improve your steering decisions with a real-time, 360° gamma ray measurements of the wellbore, giving you formation dip or fault boundary data. An azimuthal gamma ray sensor, 6½ ft [2 m] from the bit, lets you identify bed boundaries quickly for a faster response to formation changes and well-placement optimization.

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