Well drilling and completions- deployable technologies
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Areas |
Technologies |
Design and planning |
- Advanced modelling/simulation for well planning (BP) using FullStream and PreDIX (Chrysaor)
- Execution efficiency platform for decision making (ConocoPhillips)
- Extended reach drilling (Cairn, Burgate, Chrysaor, Corallian, Marathon) working to extend its range (Total, ConocoPhillips)
- Slim-hole wells (TAQA, Chrysaor, Shell)
- Reduced casing string design (Whalsay Energy)
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Drilling equipment and operations |
- Remotely operated pipe handling, drilling monitoring and automation - (Equinor, BP, EnQuest)
- Real time pressure prediction (Equinor, BP, EnQuest) and managed pressure drilling (ConocoPhillips, TAQA)
- ‘Rigid-lock’ well head system to overcome structural challenges (Dana)
- Offshore treatment of mud and drill cuttings (Equinor, EnQuest, Dana)
- Drilling fluids optimisation (CNR) Designer muds for well interventions (WIs) (EnQuest)
- Riser-less mud recovery (EnQuest)
- Experience with advanced drilling bits and tools (Apache, Chevron)
- Thin reservoir contact maximisation (BP, Premier, ConocoPhillips, Decipher, Hurricane)
- MWD, LWD, ‘ahead of the bit’ reservoir imaging using ultra-deep resistivity (EnQuest, Marathon, Whalsay, RepsolSinopec)
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Casing and completions |
- High torque tubing and casing (Apache)
- High pressure, high temperature (HPHT) ceramic sand screens (Shell)
- Hydrailic submersible pumps (HSPs) for heavy oil, ESP late life upgrades, reliability and high water cut (Apache, EnQuest)
- SWAGL - simultaneous water/gas lift design (Equinor)
- Downhole diluent injection (Equinor)
- Multi-laterals (Ithaca, CNR, Whalsay Energy, Premier)
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Stimulation |
- Cost effective, optimised multi-stage hydraulic fracking (Spirit, INEOS, ConocoPhillips)
- Dissolvable plugs for multistage fracking in long-reach wells and chalk formations (ConocoPhillips)
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