Directional Drilling
Trajectory Control in Directional Drilling
Directional drilling is the science of deviating a wellbore along a planned path to a target located a given lateral distance and direction from vertical. This includes drilling as vertically as possible from a given TVD.
Our expert directional drillers and proven technologies provide the trajectory control needed to drill the well correctly, the high-quality hole required to successfully run and cement casing, and the precise well placement to optimize production and maximize recovery. Our LWD and MWD services provide high-quality data to enable time-critical decisions for accurate drilling of extended-reach, horizontal, vertical, and complex directional wells and sidetracks.
Through the merger with Smith Services, PathFinder has joined Schlumberger and is now the Schlumberger directional drilling service provider in high-volume environments, such as North America land-based operations. PathFinder has access to the full resources of Schlumberger and employs fit-for-purpose technologies, including the PowerDrive rotary steerable systems, Neyrfor Turbodrills, and PathFinder mud motors.
Fully rotational steerable systems for highly accurate directional drilling.
Positive displacement motors to meet the challenges of any hole size or drilling operation.
The highest power for the longest time on bottom.
Automated rocking motion of the drillstring when sliding to greatly reduce drag and produce a step change in sliding ROP.
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