OptiDrill

Real-time drilling intelligence service

Mitigate risk

Detect ROP limiters and drilling hazards early

Improve drilling performance

Proactively manage parameters with real-time motion detection and weight-on-reamer information

Enhance wellbore quality

Real-time wellbore quality data logs enable evaluation of the borehole stability

Downhole BHA monitoring and drilling performance improvement

Manage downhole conditions and BHA dynamics with the OptiDrill real-time drilling intelligence service. The service incorporates a rigsite display of integrated downhole and surface data and provides actionable information to mitigate risk and increase efficiency. This data is simultaneously interpreted by remote experts, who collaborate with the drilling team to improve performance.

A BHA with a reamer entered forward whirl motions and then chaotic whirl motions, which were detected and mitigated in real time. Postrun analysis revealed that the whirling motions occurred when the reamer entered an unstable formation. This information will be used while drilling future wells planned in this formation.

Mitigate risk while drilling shoe to shoe

Using a downhole drilling mechanics and dynamics measurement sub, the OptiDrill service identifies the type and severity of BHA motions and calculates continuous borehole friction factors. With this information, the drilling team can

reduce drillstring failures
extend the life of cutting structures
detect sticking pipe tendencies.

Improve ROP by safely maximizing drilling parameters

The OptiDrill service provides information for the rigsite team to identify the optimal drilling parameters to improve ROP. Simultaneously, the remote experts focus on the interpretation of longer-term trends, identifying performance limiters and anticipating risks. They also share opportunities for process improvement.

Enhance wellbore quality for smooth casing running

Data from the service, integrated with borehole caliper and images from LWD services, is used to evaluate the stability of the borehole throughout the drilling process. Combined with detection of microdoglegs and spiraling from bending-moment data, this information helps you to drill a smooth wellbore for running casing.

OptiDrill

Real-time drilling intelligence service

System Components

Improve ROP with downhole drilling process feedback

The OptiDrill service's 19-sensor sub provides downhole measurements (forces, pressures and temperatures, and rotational speed and vibration) and information about BHA motions and their severity. Downhole data is transmitted to surface, integrated with surface measurements, and displayed on a rigsite drilling dashboard.

Immediately mitigate risk with rigsite display of integrated downhole and surface data

The OptiDrill service creates a status summary of drilling mechanics and dynamics measurements and automatically displays risk mitigation advice on a rigsite drilling dashboard.

This intuitive display uses color-coded indicators, as shown in the example below, improving the decision-making process and increasing the likelihood of drilling shoe to shoe in one bit run.

Improve performance with expert while-drilling analysis

Remote experts continuously analyze the real-time data, identifying longer-term trends and anticipating risks. They collaborate with the drilling team and provide recommendations for performance improvement.

Top highlight: visualization of the location of the reamer in the formation, and estimation of weight on reamer. Bottom highlight: downhole motions requiring immediate attention, and progression of vibration type and amplitude.

OptiDrill Service with Richard Harmer

Identify and adapt to downhole conditions