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AutoTrak Curve RSS Improves Drilling Performance,

Reduces Days on Well 19% in Only 12 Months
Location: US Mid-Continent, Mississippi Lime Formation

10%

% Difference vs. Previous Quarter

0.6%
3.8%
3.6%

0.8%
4.6%
3.7%
5%
Results
0%
-8.5%
-10.1%
-10.3%

-12.8%
-17.0%
-12.2%
nnDecreased the number of downhole
15 trips and reduced overall days per
well by 2.8 days in only 12 months
10
nnIncreased average ROP to
Days

56.6 ft/hr from 45.4 ft/hr

5
nnExpanded the use of the AutoTrak
14.7
12.5

14.7
13.0

13.5
11.7

13.6
12.2

11.9
10.2
7.6

7.9

7.1

7.3

6.4
0 Curve RSS from zero to 64% of
2012-Q2 2012-Q3 2012-Q4 2013-Q1 2013-Q2 the total well count
Days per well BRT days per well Drilling days per well
% Difference spud to TD days % Difference BRT days % Difference drilling days

Challenges
nnImprove drilling performance
50
in vertical/nudge and curve
Number of Wells

40
30
well sections
20
nnCurve sections with 10° to 12° DLS
10 41 42 3 48 7 31 23 20 36
0
0 nn12 rigs drilling into non-uniform,
2012-Q2 2012-Q3 2012-Q4 2013-Q1 2013-Q2
Number of wells drilled entirely with conventional BHA Number of wells drilled with AutoTrak Curve RSS
inconsistent formation targets

Baker Hughes solution

A client operating in the US Mid-Continent actively monitored well performance over nnDeployed the 6¾-in. AutoTrak Curve
region sought to improve drilling performance the course of a year to improve drilling RSS, reducing trips and rig time in
on rigs operating in the Mississippi Lime shale parameters in real time. the 8¾-in. vertical/nudge and curve
formation. Baker Hughes Drilling Services sections of the wells, replacing
worked directly with the operator to devise The AutoTrak Curve system provides precise conventional BHAs
and implement an optimized drilling plan, directional control from the surface, and is
nnOptimized wellbore placement and
recommending the Baker Hughes AutoTrak™ capable of drilling curves at a buildup rate
increased ROP by eliminating sliding
Curve rotary steerable system (RSS) over of up to 15°/100 ft (30 m) with continuous
drilling mode
conventional bottomhole assemblies (BHAs), drillstring rotation, for greater precision than
nnActively managed well performance
to drill the vertical and curve sections of the a traditional steerable motor system.
and drilling parameters
wells. With the capability to drill the build
and turn profile and eliminate trips that a The operator’s 12 rigs featured wells drilling
conventional BHA requires before the kick-off vertical/nudge, curve, and lateral sections,
point to land the curve, the AutoTrak Curve with a 10° to 12° dogleg severity (DLS) in
system significantly reduced nonproductive each curve section, with total depths (TD) to
time (NPT). Additionally, Baker Hughes 11,000 ft (3,353 m), and true vertical depths
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(TVD) to 5,500 ft (1,676 m).The AutoTrak

Curve system was used in the 8¾-in. hole
section, which was all vertical/nudge,
and the majority of the curve section.
Initially, the system was deployed in
three wells, where it eliminated sliding
drilling mode to successfully reduce overall
drilling time. This optimized drilling plan
improved the overall average rate of
penetration (ROP) from 45.4 ft/hr with
the conventional BHA, to 56.6 ft/hr with
AutoTrak Curve system deployment.

The significant increase in performance

prompted the operator to transition
additional wells to the AutoTrak Curve
system, and at the end of the 12-month
period, the system was deployed on all but
20 wells. After one year of introducing the
AutoTrak Curve RSS, and having drilled only
64% of the operator’s total wells with this
technology, the average time per well was
reduced by 2.8 days—almost 19%. During
the same period, below rotary table (BRT)
days and on-bottom drilling days were also
reduced by 2.3 and 1.2 days, respectively.

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