Well Planning: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Arnold M. Woods, Byram Reed

AAPG Special Volumes

... wire or flame ionization detection (FID) chromatograph -- Bit dulling plot -- Overpressure plot -- Rate of penetration (ROP), weight on bit (WOB), End...

Drilling with Casing - Practical, Cost Effective and Here to Stay

Mike Wardley, Ary Priadi, Ken Dalrymple

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... a drillable drill bit (or 'DrillShoe'). Unlike conventional oilfield bits, which are inherently nondrillable, this tool is constructed from soft alloy...

Application of a Pipe Stability Model for Predicting Critical Loading Conditions in Slim Holes

Ferda Akgun, Bill J. Mitchell, Sheikh S. Rahman

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... in buckling research nor did it use non-linear mechanics which is permitted with the F. E. M. Figure 1. Bit Inclination and Hole Curvature Buckling Problems...

Implementation of Unique Eccentric Reamer Tool to Improve Pull Out of Hole Time and Casing Running Through Borehole Conditioning: A Case Study in Onshore Drilling West Java, Indonesia

Agus Restyanto, I Nyoman Dimas Adhi P., Triadi Herwasto Aribowo, Fachrul Ruzi, Mada Amatori Sutan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... Advances in drilling equipment, drill bit design and PDC cutter technology have resulted in significant time savings through increases in penetration...

Diamond Drills and Diamond-Drill Equipment for Oil Structure Investigation

Robert Davis Longyear

AAPG Bulletin

... the operator can place any desired pressure upon the bit or advance the feed downward at an required rate. At the end of each stroke of the piston...

Diamond Drilling Against High Gas Pressure in Turner Valley, Calgary, Alberta: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

J. Bilterijst

AAPG Bulletin

... into the reservoir limestone by a diamond drill, but unsatisfactorily, as the $5,000.00 diamond bit is still frozen in at the bottom of the hole. A big F. K...

Successful Application of Comprehensive BHA Tendencies Analysis and Novel Fit-For-Purpose Real Time Survey Tool for Drilling Exploration Well in South Sumatra

Hedriawan A S, Ery Mohamad Fajar Putra, Erwin Kurniawan, M. Riyandelan Jumsa, Yuliawan Dwi Mulia

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... of these elements may dictate the bit tendencies. Hence, all of these parameters needs to be taken into calculation to obtain an optimum bottom hole...

Geostopping Solution: A Case Study from Rengasdengklok Field, Indonesia

Dimas Pramudito, Julianta Parlindungan Panjaitan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... favour a technique from the classic well placement method, using bit resistivity and real time images, to compare and then to update the existing...

Predicting Formation Target Depth Ahead of the Bit with High Accuracy: A Case Study from the Arun Field for a Deviated Well

William L. Soroka

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Predicting Formation Target Depth Ahead of the Bit with High Accuracy: A Case Study from the Arun Field for a Deviated Well William L. Soroka 1996...

Placement Matters: Improving Survey Accuracy by Using Continuous Directional Data and Drilling Parameter Settings; #41856 (2016)

Ed Stockhausen, Richard Ball, Pete Clark, Richard Mongan, Philip Rice

Search and Discovery.com

... and to determine directional tendencies. This may include both near-bit and continuous MWD inclination and sometimes azimuth data. By adding the directional...

Optimising Drilling and Completions Performance by Applying Core and Physics-Based Models to Drilling Data

Stacy McWhorter, Carl Merkt, Stephen Drylie, Feiyan Chen, Todd Duplantis, Kristopher Farmer

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... without the written consent of URTeC is prohibited. Abstract Apart from its main task of creating the wellbore, the drill bit can act as valuable...

Accelerating Well Construction Using a Digital Twin Demonstrated on Unconventional Well Data in North America

Gurtej S. Saini, Pradeepkumar Ashok, Eric van Oort, Matthew R. Isbell

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... is dependent on downhole rock formations, hole and bit condition and drilling parameters, and can be predicted with a physics-based model in combination...

Abstract: Combined Drilling and Sieve Tube BoreholeProtection in Soft and Outburst-prone Coal Seams; #90187 (2014)

Qianhui Ji, Li Wang, Xinsheng Yin, and Hongliang Tian

Search and Discovery.com

....  More efficient drilling bit cooling compared with “dry style” auger drilling.  Better drilling cuttings removal ability compared with air drilling...

VSP Lookahead of the Bit Information: Considerations and Accuracy Analysis, #42196 (2018).

P. Ranjan, M. Khaitan, S. Chandrasekhar, Basant Kumar

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...VSP Lookahead of the Bit Information: Considerations and Accuracy Analysis, #42196 (2018). P. Ranjan, M. Khaitan, S. Chandrasekhar, Basant Kumar...

Land Rigs: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Byram Reed

AAPG Special Volumes

..., drill string, and bit). The rotary table is a square hole in the derrick floor with a rotary bushing that is used to turn the kelly bushing and kelly...

Horizontal Drilling Applications in California

W. A. Goldman, K. M. Nero

Pacific Section of AAPG

...). Figure 1. Short Radius Motor Configuration Either tri-cone or polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits may be used in the build curve with bit...

Pseudo-Stratification in Core Recoveries: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

M. N. Bramlette

AAPG Bulletin

... peculiar effect produced on soft clastic rocks in drilling, is commonly observed in bit samples. Bit samples from these same mottled clays or from any...

Abstract: DREAM™ - Drilling and Real Time Migration: A New Method for the Geophysical Monitoring of Wells

Luca Bertelli, Luca Savini, and Luca Aleotti

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

... it possible to answer two basic questions: Where is the bit in relation to the seismic section? Is the geological prognosis coherent with the while...

Gideon Oil Well No. 3, Luling Field, Caldwell County, Texas: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

E. W. Brucks

AAPG Bulletin

... of "pay"; but if the deviation were down the dip or southeastward, the bit would have encountered the top of the Edwards at the edge-water level...

Abstract: Prediction of Unayzah Reservoir Quality Ahead-of-the-Bit, by Dave L. Cantrell, Cedric M. Griffiths, Stephen G. Franks, and Mohammad R. Al-Khadhrawi; #90105 (2010)

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Well Placement Matters: Improving Survey Accuracy by Using Continuous Directional Data and Drilling Parameter Settings

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Beating the Bit – Using 2-D Structural Cross Sections to Drive Rapid Development of Highly Deformed Monterey in the Elk Hills Field, California

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An Efficient Workflow for Geological Characterization in Unconventional Reservoirs From a New Through-the-Bit Logging Electrical Micro-Imaging Tool

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Drilling-Time Data in Rotary Practice: Part I. Interpretation of Data

T. C. Hiestand

AAPG Bulletin

...-tail bit and to run the core barrel. Variations in drilling time per foot were used some ten years ago by numerous geologists in the Seminole...

Logging While Drilling as the Kernel Acquisition … Fully Integrated Formation Evaluation in a Deepwater Exploration Campaign, Makassar Strait, Indonesia

Mathias Horstmann, Graziano Capone, Lilik Budi Riyanto, Yus Wilian, Scott Fey

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... the complimentary wireline logging. Stateof-the-art LWD technology provides bit resistivity for instantaneous coring point selection to ensure full core...