Offshore application of a novel technology for drilling vertical boreholes
Journal Article
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· SPE Drilling and Completion
- Elf Enterprise Caldeonia Ltd., Aberdeen (United Kingdom)
- Baker Hughes INTEQ, Aberdeen (United Kingdom)
A new concept for automatically drilling vertical boreholes was recently implemented by Elf Enterprise Caledonia called the vertical drilling system (VDS). The VDS was used to drill the 16-in. hole section of a North Sea exploration well. This was the first time this technology had been used offshore, drilling from a semisubmersible drilling unit. The VDS was shown to have an application in penetrating a drilling target that required a near-vertical wellbore. Technical functioning of the tool and field experience is reported along with performance comparisons to offset wells.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 218389
- Journal Information:
- SPE Drilling and Completion, Journal Name: SPE Drilling and Completion Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 1064-6671; ISSN SDCOE5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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