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Indonesian Petroleum Association

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19th Annual Convention Proceedings (Volume 2), 1990
Pages 397-410

Top Drive System Improves Drilling Performance in Unocal Indonesia's Offshore Drilling Operations

Arifun

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Unocal Indonesia Ltd has been using a top drive system for development drilling operations since 1986.

A study was conducted of top drive vs. kelly-rotary system performance in Unocal Indonesia's offshore East Kalimantan operations area.

This paper indentifies the advantages of using a top drive system in Unocal's drilling operations, Offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It illustrates that utilizing a top drive system has resulted in better drilling performance and significant time and cost savings as compared to a kelly-rotary drilling system.


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