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Operator Uses PowerDrive Orbit RSS to Drill Record Lateral in North America

Operator Uses PowerDrive Orbit RSS to Drill Record Lateral in North America

Published: 11/09/2017

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PowerDrive Orbit RSS and TeleScope Service Breaks World Record for Longest Lateral in a Single Bit Run - Operator exceeds previous world record by 303 ft and improves
The 19,391-ft [5,910-m] lateral section was drilled in a single run with a drill time of 104 hours of on-bottom drill time and wiper trips. Drilling at an average ROP of 186.5 ft/h [56.7 m/h], the PowerDrive Orbit RSS minimized tortuosity because of its hold inclination and azimuth capability.
Location
Appalachian Basin, Utica Shale, United States, North America, Onshore
Details

Wellbore
8 1/2 in
 
Lateral depth
19,391 ft [5,910 m]
 
TD
27,740 ft [8,455 m]
 
Drilling time
104 h
 
ROP
186 ft/h [56.7 m/h]

Background

An operator planned an onshore extended lateral well in the Appalachian basin located in Guernsey County, Ohio. The goal was to drill an 8 1/2-in wellbore through the unconventional Utica Shale in a single run with minimum tortuosity. Schlumberger recommended using the PowerDrive Orbit RSS in the PowerDrive vorteX powered RSS configuration. The recommendation also included using the TeleScope high-speed telemetry-while-drilling service.
Products Used
TeleScope
High-speed telemetry-while-drilling service

Simultaneously transmit multiple datasets with high-speed measurements while drilling.
PowerDrive vorteX
Powered rotary steerable system

Improve ROP with high weight on bit and additional torque capacity.
PowerDrive Orbit
Rotary steerable system

Achieve precise wellbore positioning on any rig type worldwide.
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