WORKSHOP:
OPTIMIZING DIRECTIONAL DRILLING & DRILLING EFFICIENCY
Dave Egedahl Chevron
Staff Drilling Engineer
October 30th, 2018
Agenda Time Topic Time Allotted
3:30 pm Workshop Commences -
3:30 pm Introduction 10 min
3:40 am Geo-Steering 10 min
3:50 pm Discussion 20 min
4:10 pm Steering Assembly Selection 10 min
4:20 pm Discussion 20 min
4:40 pm Performance Benchmarking 10 min
4:50 pm Discussion 20 min
5:00 pm Workshop Closes -
OptimizingDirectionalDrillingEfficiencyØ Geo-SteeringØ SteeringAssemblySelection
OptimizingDrillingEfficiency
Ø PerformanceBenchmarking
WORKSHOP: OPTIMIZING DIRECTIONAL DRILLING & DRILLING EFFICIENCY
Ø Geo-Steering• Strategy
• SimpleandClear• LandingPointGoalorTarget
• Coordinates• Inclination&Azimuth• Tolerance(s)
• Steering• Vertical&LateralCorridororboundaries
• BHLGoalorTarget• TDCriteria(ifshortofproposedBHL)
• Conveyedtoallstakeholders• ClearDecisionMakingCriteria
• Steeringinstructions• OperationalParametersRoadmap• MitigatingToolFailures
• OperationsDecisionElevationProtocol• SteeringAssemblySelection(RotarySteerablevs.Motorassemblies)
OPTIMIZING DIRECTIONAL DRILLING EFFICIENCY
Ø Geo-SteeringAssemblySelection
• SteeringAssemblySelection(RotarySteerablevs.Motorassemblies)• RotarySteerableSystem(RSS)Applications/Drivers
• Cost• Reliability• DrillingPerformance• WellboreQuality• ExtendedReach/LateralLength
• RSSChallenges• Reliability• DoglegCapability• ECDs• TorqueCapacityofRig
• Howcanweimproveperformanceorextendcapabilities?• DrillingReamer• MotorAssist• AlignmentofGoalsw/ServiceProvider• Etc.
OPTIMIZING DIRECTIONAL DRILLING EFFICIENCY
OPTIMIZING DRILLING EFFICIENCY
Ø PerformanceBenchmarking
• Internal• Industry
• RegionalOperators• OtherOperatingBasins
• OnBottom(Drilling)Performance• ‘FlatTime’Performance• MakePerformanceVisible
• OperationalParametersRoadmap• MitigatingToolFailures
• WhatDrivesPerformance?
Thank you for your thoughtful participation !