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Carbonate Reservoir
Water Saturation Determination Under Mixed Salinity Conditions
Deep Water
Accurate Drainage Placement in Unconsolidated Formations
Challenging Extended-Reach Well Drilled Offshore Angola
Deepwater Salt Section Drilled in Single Run
Deepwater Salt Section Placed as Planned
Drilling the Extra Mile in Soft Deepwater Formations
Powered Rotary Steerable System Increases ROP 77%
Pulse MWD and VISION LWD Services Save USD 1.2 Million
Reduce Casing Costs by Optimizing Drilling
Reduce Well Construction Time and Cost
Rig Time Reduced 60% While Improving Borehole Quality
Rotary Steerable System Speeds Directional Drilling for Gulf of Mexico Operator
Superior Drilling Performance Reduces Rig Time in Deep Water
USD 3.5 Million Saved on Deepwater Salt Drilling
Directional Drilling
High-power Torque From PowerPak Results in Millions of Dollars of Savings
Accurate Drainage Placement in Unconsolidated Formations
Bois D'Arc Offshore Saves Rig Time and Cuts Costs Drilling Sidetrack with PowerDrive X5 System at Downhole Temperatures to 311°F
CAD 1.5 Million Saved Drilling Shoe to Shoe
Challenging Extended-Reach Well Drilled Offshore Angola
Conclusive Isolation Achieved Across Multiple Zones in Highly Deviated Well in the Gulf of Mexico
Deepwater Salt Section Drilled in Single Run
Deepwater Salt Section Placed as Planned
Drilling Efficiency Yields 52% Reduction in Total Well Costs
Drilling Record in South Java Sea
Drilling the Extra Mile in Soft Deepwater Formations
Gas Production Increased Using Integrated Services
Horizontal Well Placement Maximizes Oil Production
Maximize Wellbore Placed in Narrow Zone
More Power Keeps Long Trajectory True in Steeply Dipping Beds
Near-Bit Gamma Ray Allows Early Casing Point Detection
PowerDrive vorteX System Increases ROP by 47% for Petrobel in Gulf of Suez
PowerDrive vorteX System Maintains Verticality for Dragon Oil in Caspian Sea
PowerDrive X5 900 RSS Drills 14¾-in Section to TD 5 Days Ahead of AFE Curve in Single 6,600-ft Run
PowerDrive Xceed Improved Drilling Efficiency Resulting in a 52% Reduction in Total Well Costs
Powered Rotary Steerable System Increases ROP 77%
PowerV System Cuts Drilling Time and Cost
PowerV System Drills Large Holes Through Claystone for Eni S.p.A.
Productive Drilling Cuts Costs by USD 2.2 Million
Productive Drilling Saves 28 Hours
Productive Drilling Saves CACT over USD 925,000
Productive Drilling Saves Three Days of Rig Time
Reduce Drilling Costs and Bit Runs
Reduced Drilling Time Cut 60 Days Per Well
Rig Time Reduced 60% While Improving Borehole Quality
Rotary Steerable System Helps Increase ROP 36%
Rotary Steerable System Kicks Off 26-in Hole
Rotary Steerable System Speeds Directional Drilling for Gulf of Mexico Operator
Superior Drilling Performance Reduces Rig Time in Deep Water
USD 3.5 Million Saved on Deepwater Salt Drilling
USD 750,000 Saved on Gulf of Thailand Well
Well Placement in Reservoir Increases Production 400%
West Texas Operator Saves USD 450,000 in Rig Time
Drilling Applications
DuraSTONE Advanced Durable Cement Technology Allow Challenging Sidetracks
Predrill 3D Pore Pressure Analysis Helps Gulf of Mexico Operator Avoid Costly NPT
Reduced Drilling Time and Improved Hole Quality Save USD 10 million for PlusPetrol
Teamwork, Planning and Experience Improve Drilling Performance and Results during Horizontal Well Construction
Logging while Drilling
Bed Boundary Mapping Keeps 82.3% of Well in 11-ft Sand
Bois d'Arc Uses EcoScope LWD Service to Quickly Evaluate Target Sands on Gulf of Mexico Shelf
Complex Carbonate Reservoir Cost-Effectively Evaluated
Contact Maximized in Thin Reservoir
Drilling Time Reduced by 60% for Quicksilver Resources
Geosteer Wellbore to Maximize Production
Hidden Pay Revealed Offshore Nigeria
High-Angle-Well Saturation Evaluation Accuracy Increased
High-Inclination Sidetrack Doubles Planned Yield
High-Quality Sonic Data Helps Save USD 200,000
Horizontal Well Placement Maximizes Oil Production
Improved Well Placement Adds 2 Million Barrels of Reserves
Increase Production with Real-Time Deep Imaging
LWD Data Acquisition Saves City Oriente Limited USD 110,000
LWD Lithology Determination Improves Pay Evaluation
Maximize Wellbore Placed in Narrow Zone
Maximizing Drainage from Four New Zealand Wells
Multifunction LWD service Reduces Risk in Nigeria
Pressure Measurement While Drilling Saves Two Rig Days
Prospect Evaluated While Drilling
Pulse MWD and VISION LWD Services Save USD 1.2 Million
Putting Wells in Best Place Optimizes Oil Recovery
Quality Sonic Measurements Save Over USD 500,000
Real-time Deep Imaging Guides Geosteering of North Slope Well's Long Horizontal Section
Real-Time Resistivity Images Guide Geosteering Decisions
Reservoir Contact Maximized in Thin Channel Sands
Reservoir Contact Maximized Using Bed Boundary Mapper
Save Rig Time and Cut Costs
seismicVision Service Provides Devon with Over 1,000-ft Look Ahead and Time-to-depth Conversion in Real Time
Seismic-While-Drilling Service Cuts Survey Time and Cost
USD 750,000 Saved on Gulf of Thailand Well
Water Front Remote Detection Saves More Than USD 1 Million
Water Injection Fronts Tracked in Middle East Carbonates
Water Saturation Determination Under Mixed Salinity Conditions
Well Placement Services Increases Reserves by 2 Million bbl
Well Section Placed Precisely in Thin, Heavy Oil Reservoir
While-drilling Visualization of High-resolution Resistivity Images Targets Well Placement in Nigeria
Measurements while Drilling
High-data-rate MWD Saves Shell Canada 8 Days of Rig Time Worth CAD 400,000
SlimPulse Automatic Rotation Detection Maximizes Update Rates
Third-Generation MWD Tool Drills Record Well in Italy
Real-Time Drilling
Production Enhanced by Placing More Than 1,300 m [4,265 ft] of Middle East Well in Thin Reservoir with Uncertain Dip
Reduce Casing Costs by Optimizing Drilling
Reduce Well Construction Time and Cost
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Optimize Well Paths to Reduce Rig Time and Drilling Costs
Petrobras Uses SeisClass Software to Understand Ultradeepwater Reservoirs Offshore Brazil
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