Smart Top Drive Automation

Improves Drilling Performance and

Prevents Downhole Tool Failures

IADC Southern Arabian Peninsula Chapter

February 15th, 2018
 Top Drive Automation
Overcoming Inefficiencies Through Scalable Technology

Performance Limiters Solution

Cost-Efficiency Challenges ROCKit® REVit™
Inefficient weight transfer when slide drilling
Rotary steerable failures caused by stick slip
Additional mud lubricants to improve sliding
MWD / Bit damage from stick slip
Lower ROP when slide drilling
Decreased ROP from damage to cutting structure
Tool face orientation time (invisible NPT)

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 Oscillation Improves Slide Drilling
Reduces Drag and Increases ROP

• Patented technology for oscillating drill pipe based on quill position

• Oscillations reduce friction along wellbore to improve weight transfer
• Oscillation regime can be adjusted to provide maximum drill sting
rotation without affecting toolface orientation
• Increases ROP when sliding

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 Oscillation Improves Slide Drilling
Reduces Drag and Increases ROP

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 Case Study: West Texas (2016)
Effect of Oscillation on ROP and WOB Transfer Efficiency

• 85% Faster Slide ROP

• Increased WOB transfer
efficiency
41% higher Diff. Press. with
50% less weight from
surface

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 Case Study: Barnett Shale (SPE/IADC 118656)
Increase Sliding ROP

Increased sliding ROP in lateral by 100%

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 Accurate Position Control
Reduce Flat Time While Setting Toolface and Steering

• Quickly orient toolface prior to sliding

• Fine steering adjustments from HMI without picking up off bottom
• Maintain toolface across connections
330° 30°

300° 60°

300 250 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300

240° 120°

Each dot is one MWD toolface Autonomous Slide with PLC

reading. Red dots show a steering control from 9521-9541 ft MD with
move, blue dots are largely within advisory tolface set to 30 degrees
tolerance 210° 150° Inclination ~40 degrees

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 Case Study: Barnett Shale (SPE/IADC 118656)
Aggregate Time Savings

Eliminated 3 days from drilling program

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 Case Study: Middle East
Understanding Efficiency Gains
8 3/8” Curve Section 5 7/8” Lateral Drain
Average Slide ROP -ROCKit® Off 15 ft/hr Average Slide ROP -ROCKit® Off 7 ft/hr

Average Slide ROP -ROCKit® On 17 ft/hr Average Slide ROP -ROCKit® On 10 ft/hr

Drilling Time Savings 5 hrs Drilling Time Savings 19.2 hrs

# of Tool Face Orientations 70 # of Tool Face Orientations 27

Time Savings Per Orientation 10 min Time Savings Per Orientation 10 min

Orientation Time Savings 11.7 hrs Orientation Time Savings 4.5 hrs

SECTION TIME SAVINGS 16.7 hrs SECTION TIME SAVINGS 23.7 hrs

TOTAL TIME SAVINGS 40.4 hrs

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 Top Drive Stick Slip Mitigation
Operating Principle
• Soft Torque Rotary System implementation
• Torque maxima correspond to speed minima and vice-versa.
Two waves destructively interfere with each other (like noise
cancelling headphones)
• Real-Time Stick Slip Mitigation

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 Top Drive Stick Slip Mitigation
Downhole Validation

REVit™ Off REVit™ On

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 Top Drive Stick Slip Mitigation
Field Observations – Surface Data with RSS

On

Off

On

Off

On

Off

𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑇𝑜𝑟𝑞𝑢𝑒−𝑀𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑜𝑟𝑞𝑢𝑒

* Stick Slip Severity =
𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑇𝑜𝑟𝑞𝑢𝑒
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 Top Drive Stick Slip Mitigation
Downhole Validation

On Off On

On

Off

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 Case Study: Williston Basin
Stick Slip Mitigation Across Field

• Improved drilling performance across 7 rigs and 6 different counties

• Reduced unplanned trips due to bit wear and/or BHA failure.
• Over 100 wells REVit™ successfully reduced the time spent to drill the
vertical and horizontal portions of the well
Vertical Lateral
Avg. Drilling Hours Avg. Unplanned Trips Avg. Drilling Hours Avg. Unplanned Trips
Rig
Before After Hours Before After Trips Before After Hours Before After Trips
REVit™ REVit™ Saved REVit™ REVit™ Saved REVit™ REVit™ Saved REVit™ REVit™ Saved
BAA 128.39 111.12 17.27 0.64 0.80 (0.16) 205.56 176.35 29.21 2.00 1.00 1.00
BBB 114.68 99.87 14.81 0.36 0.33 0.03 205.61 188.33 17.29 1.00 1.00 0.00
BCC 105.03 91.25 13.79 0.13 0.00 0.13 186.01 142.67 43.34 1.13 0.00 1.13
BDD 162.17 139.29 22.88 1.43 0.50 0.93 233.63 187.30 46.34 1.60 0.25 1.35
BEE 139.01 124.80 14.21 1.00 0.50 0.50 187.07 165.88 21.19 1.40 1.50 (0.10)
BFF 125.50 121.94 3.56 1.00 0.75 0.25 227.25 157.94 69.31 1.50 0.00 1.50
BGG 135.37 127.66 7.71 1.00 1.00 0.00 228.56 184.11 44.45 1.67 1.33 0.33

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 Case Study: Middle East
Extended Bit Life and Improved Performance
• Eliminated 4 bit runs
• Significantly increased bit run length (3x in 22” section, 1.8x in 16” section)

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 Top Drive Automation
Overcoming Inefficiencies Through Scalable Technology

Performance Limiters Solution

Cost-Efficiency Challenges ROCKit® REVit™
Inefficient weight transfer when slide drilling
Rotary steerable failures caused by stick slip
Additional mud lubricants to improve sliding
MWD / Bit damage from stick slip
Lower ROP when slide drilling
Decreased ROP from damage to cutting structure
Tool face orientation time (invisible NPT)

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