Central Stinger Element Achieves ROP Record in Brazilian Presalt Layer
已发表: 11/24/2014
Central Stinger Element Achieves ROP Record in Brazilian Presalt Layer
已发表: 11/24/2014
The SHARC PDC bit with Stinger element drilled 234 m at 15 m/h. The bit applied a WOB of 50 lbf until achieving section TD. After being pulled out of hole, the cutters exhibited low wear, showing that it could have been drilled for much longer.
地点
Campos Basin, Brazil, South America
Details
Campos Basin
Offshore Brazil
Formation
Paramoa
Lithology
Carbonate, shale, and volcanic rock
UCS
10,000-25,000 psi
背景
An operator sought to increase ROP while drilling through a presalt layer of the deepwater Campos basin that consists of carbonate, shale, and volcanic rock with an unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of 10,000 to 25,000 psi.