Directional Drilling

Case Studies
Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Phương – Application Engineer

Cao Thị Hà Ngân – Geoscientist

Nguyễn Bá Hải – Project Coordinator

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Case History #1

Challenge overview - Profile

• Steering 3D in basement
from 20deg Inc to 85.58deg
Inc, turn from 61deg Azm to
14.30deg at 3.65DLS
• 3235m of basement granite
UCS ~ 30kpsi - Hard, abrasive
formation
• Torque exceeding 45klbft
• Drilling string buckling
Weight transfer, Tool face
control problem.
Low ROP in sliding mode.
Motor stalls

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Case History

Nose plot

Measured Depth Vs Directional Difficulty Index

8

7.5
DDI-Directional Difficulty Index

6.5 6.49

5.5

5
HSD-BM-6PR Offsets
4.5

4
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Measured Depth (m)

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Case History

Calculated Loads along String vs. Measured Depth

Drilling & Tripping Load Case - HSD-BM-6PR 8.5in Xtreme Motor BHA_opt1

Drilling Slack-Off Pick-Up

Rotation-Off-Bottom Sinus Buckling Helical Buckling

0
Buckling
FF: CSG 0.2 OH 0.3 Difficult to slide
1000
Measured Depth (m)

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500
Load (klbf)
Min. Yield Saf. Fact.: 1.29 (P) Min. Fatigue Saf. Fact.: 1.04 (D)
Drilling HKLD: 254.1 klbf Slack-Off HKLD: 185.9 klbf
Pick-Up HKLD: 469.3 klbf Sin. Buckling WOB: 48.1 klbf ROB HKLD: 304.9 klbf

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Propose BHA

ITEM GAUGE BODY BODY DOWN UP UNIT ACCUM.

NO. DESCRIPTION VENDOR OD OD ID CONN CONN LENGTH LENGTH

1 8.5" insert-roller cone 8 ½” 4 1/2 Reg. P 0.23 0.23

2 Xtreme motor BHI 8 3/8” 6.791 4.772 4 1/2 Reg. B 4 1/2 IF. B 7.00 7.23

3 String stabiliser BHI 8 1/4 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P 4 1/2 IF. B 1.70 8.93
4 Pony NMDC BHI 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P 4 1/2 IF. B 3.00 11.93
5 MWD-Navigamma
6 MWD- Pulse
BHI
BHI
6.750
6.750
• 6280 − 5400 = 880𝑚;
2.813
2.813
4 1/2 IF. P
4 1/2 IF. P
4 1/2 IF. B
4 1/2 IF. B
9.50
1.50
21.43
22.93
880
7 NMDC
8 Filter Sub NM
BHI
BHI
6.750
6.750
• 300 = 3 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠
2.813
2.813
4 1/2 IF. P
4 1/2 IF. P
4 1/2 IF. B
4 1/2 IF. B
9.40
1.70
32.33
34.03
9 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P VX54 0.60 34.63
10 5 1/2" HWDP x 4 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 37.60 72.23
11 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 P 4 1/2 IF. B 0.60 72.83
12 Jar RIG 6.500 3.000 4 1/2 IF. P 4 1/2 IF. B 9.50 82.33
13 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P VX54 0.60 82.93
14 5 1/2" HWDP x 1 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 9.40 92.33
15 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 9 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 84.60 176.93
16 Sub - X/O TBA 6.750 2.813 VX54 P 4 1/2 IF. B 0.60 177.53
17 1st AGT NOV 6.500 3.000 4 1/2 IF. P 4 1/2 IF. B 7.00 184.53
18 Sub - X/O TBA 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P VX54 0.60 185.13
19 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 171 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 1,607.40 1,792.53
20 Sub - X/O TBA 6.750 2.813 VX54 P 4 1/2 IF. B 0.60 1,793.13
21 2nd AGT NOV 6.500 3.000 4 1/2 IF. P 4 1/2 IF. B 7.00 1,800.13
22 Sub - X/O TBA 6.750 2.813 4 1/2 IF. P VX54 0.60 1,800.73
23 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 117 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 1,099.80 2,900.53
24 5 1/2" HWDP x 54 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 507.60 3,408.13
25 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 30 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 282.00 3,690.13
26 5 1/2" HWDP x 21 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 197.40 3,887.53
27 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 P DS55 B 0.60 3,888.13
28 5 1/2" Drill Pipe DS55 to surface RIG 5.500 4.778 DS55 DS55 2,409.00 6,297.13

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 AutoTrak BHA

ITE GAUG
M E BODY BODY DOWN UP UNIT ACCUM.
LENGT
NO. DESCRIPTION VENDOR OD OD ID CONN CONN H LENGTH

4 1/2
1 8.5" insert-roller cone HCC 8.500 0.23 0.23
Reg. P
4 1/2
2 AutoTrak eXpress BHI 6.791 4.772 6 3/4 T2 2.50 2.73
Reg. B
3 Modular Motor BHI 6.750 2.813 6 3/4 T2 6 3/4 T2 7.00 9.73
4 Modular Stabilizer BHI 8.375 6.750 2.813 6 3/4 T2 6 3/4 T2 2.50 12.23
5 BCPM BHI 6.750 2.813 6 3/4 T2 6 3/4 T2 3.20 15.43
6 MWD Sub XO BHI 6.750 2.813 6 3/4 T2
4 1/2 IF.
1.00 16.43 ATX in basement in single bit run 2012
B
7 MWD NaviTrak BHI 6.750 2.813
4 1/2 IF.4 1/2 IF.
9.40 25.83
- 2015
P B
4 1/2 IF.4 1/2 IF. 180
8 Filter Sub BHI 6.750 2.813 1.70 27.53
P B
160
4 1/2 IF.4 1/2 IF.
9 Float Sub BHI 6.750 2.813 1.70 29.23
P B 140
4 1/2 IF.4 1/2 IF.
10 String stabilizer BHI 8.375 6.750 2.813 2.50 31.73 120
P B
4 1/2 IF. 100
11 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 0.60 32.33
P
12 5 1/2" HWDP x 4 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 37.60 69.93 80
4 1/2 IF.
13 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 P 0.60 70.53 60
B
14 Jar RIG 6.500 3.000
4 1/2 IF. 4 1/2 IF.
9.50 80.03
40
P B
4 1/2 IF. 20
15 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 0.60 80.63
P 0
16 5 1/2" HWDP x 1 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 9.40 90.03
Failure Good Good Good Good Good Failure Failure
17 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 165 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 1,535.00 1,625.03
18 5 1/2" HWDP x 60 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 564.00 2,189.03
Run Run Run Run Run
19 5 1/2" Drill Pipe x 21 RIG 5.500 4.778 VX54 VX54 195.00 2,384.03
Dist. Drilled [m]
20 5 1/2" HWDP x 21 RIG 5.500 4.000 VX54 VX54 197.40 2,581.43
21 Sub - X/O RIG 6.750 2.813 VX54 P DS55 B 0.60 2,582.03
22 5 1/2" Drill Pipe DS55 to surface RIG 5.500 4.778 DS55 DS55 2,424.00 5,006.03

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Drilling Further

Hydro’s Troll field, offshore Norway from the

Deepsea Trym semi-sub in March 2006

All laterals drilled using 6 ¾”

AutoTrak X-treme system +
CoPilot + application specific
HCC bits

• Complex laterals precisely steered within 0.5m of OWC

• Improved gross ROP
• Improved distance drilled per BHA
• Reduced pipe wear and fatigue

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Drilling Faster

Hummer H3T: max 350 hp 9 ½” AutoTrak X-treme: max 950 hp

• 9 ½” AutoTrak X-treme running at ΔP 350psi &

Ferrari F355 GTS: max 380 hp total bit speed 200 RPM gives 380 hp
More than max of a Hummer H3T
Equal to max of a Ferrari F355 GTS

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Case History – Reduced Pipe / Casing Wear

RSS

AutoTrak X-treme

• Ref SPE / IADC Paper 104623: Application Of Novel Technology Improves

Drilling Performance In Multilateral Field Development Offshore West India
– Reducing Risk & Increasing Production

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Reduced Pipe / Casing Wear

EXAMPLE:

• Section Length: 5000ft

• Standard RSS Drillstring RPM: 150 RPM
• AutoTrak X-treme Drillstring RPM: 120 RPM
• Standard RSS ROP: 30ft/hr
• AutoTrak X-treme ROP: 50ft/hr

• Standard Rotary Steerable Total Drillstring Revs: 1,500,000

• AutoTrak X-treme Total Drillstring Revs: 720,000
52% reduction in rotary wear with AutoTrak X-treme

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Study Case #2

North Sea - Not only multilateral wells that are complex

• This North Sea operator knew there were
oil reserves directly underneath this
congested offshore platform. TVD was 3300
feet. How to reach them?
• This well was drilled with a RSS to allow a
horizontal well to be landed and geosteered
in the target zone. Real time drilling
optimization techniques were also applied.
• The wellpath was turned through 255
degrees of azimuth at 88 degrees
inclination.
• A second even more complex well has since
been successfully drilled and completed.

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