A Flexible Contracting Strategy Has Streamlined International Drilling Operations: A Case History

Abstract In an era of reduced profit margin and high market uncertainty, more than ever it is important to meet operational excellence as a key factor for business sustainability. This is common to most technical applications, but it is particularly true for the drilling operations, where considerable investments and associated risks are involved. During last four years, as part of its digital transformation process, Eni has equipped itself with several digital tools for the diagnosis and the monitoring of drilling and completion operations. Goals and reached benefits can be summarized in risk reduction, operational efficiency and performance optimization. Based on a wide case history started in 2019, a Digital Drilling Package was developed for operations support, from the design to the construction phase. Three main tools are now available to be applied to the most complex wells, either stand-alone or in parallel, covering drilling operations non-productive time (NPT) prediction, performance advanced analytics and real time simulations. This last simulation tool was deployed for the first time in late 2020 on some wells and is now being included in the engineering and operation workflows. Attacking operational NPT and invisible lost time with the aim to increase safety and to reach the technical limit is not only a matter of processing tools. It requires a deep integration with headquarter (HQ), geographical units and field locations, with the definition of a strong data management infrastructure. This paper describes Eni's experience both on-site and in office, showing how the portability and integration of big data systems, suitable data lake architectures and human factor synergies can create effectiveness at all levels. An Africa Offshore field case history is reported to show how predictive and data analytics modelling and tools interact. In addition, the way in which these tools have been managed to support optimum decision-making processes is highlighted. Next development steps will target an even higher level of integration of all available digital tools to have a single diagnostic approach based on univocal dashboards and in-house data server infrastructures.

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First Successful Run of 17.5 Inch Hybrid Bit in ADNOC Onshore to Drill Deviated Section

10.2118/207889-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Asif M. Khan ◽

Frederic Chiodini ◽

Juma Al Shamsi ◽

Munir Bashir ◽

Aseel Mohammed ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

Service Provider ◽

Systematic Approach ◽

Main Element ◽

Special Design ◽

Rate Of Penetration ◽

History Data ◽

Traditional Design ◽

Drilling Operations ◽

Drilling Bit

Abstract In the onshore drilling operation the main objective is always finding ways to optimize cost and improve the efficiency of drilling operations. Among the various available option, one possibility was to drill 17.5" deviated section in one run through the interbedded formation, which cause high vibrations and risk of twist-off. This section previously was drilled with minimum 2-3 bit runs for a heavy casing design. This would definitely reduce the well duration and cost. The plan involved to drill 17.5" deviated section using rotary steerable system using hybrid bit technology. Recent advances in drilling bit design has proved to be very effective in drilling surface hole sections but are limited to drill vertical holes and require multiple runs to complete a section. Special design and cutting structure is required when it comes to drill deviated hole. One supplier has combined the traditional design and come up with hybrid bit structure to achieve this goal of drilling surface deviated hole in one run. This special hybrid bit, drilled successfully 17.5" deviated section in one run with enhanced ROP by 40% compared to previous wells. This saved additional trips to change bit and avoided any stuck pipe and twist off. This kind of strategy has helped to maximize average ROP of 64 ft/hr for the entire section. The main element in optimizing the performance of is the systematic approach towards the bit selection, hydraulics and mud parameters. Outcome of this optimization resulted in case history data which shows that this kind of hybrid bit technology can be used to drill deviated wellbore with better penetration rates, lesser washouts and longer on-bottom time. This technical paper describes the results of first well drilled by a service provider using hybrid bit technology with rotary steerable system in one run. This has resulted in increasing the rate of penetration for the 17.5" deviated top hole section. Applying this kind of hybrid bit technology has not only enhanced the ROP but also helped to save rig days and cost.

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