Inventions Speed Drilling, Cut Costs

摘要

How can operators increase drilling performance and streamline costs as extended-reach and horizontal wells get longer and more complex? What can they do to make sure casing gets run to bottom at the planned trajectory? And how can they reliably and efficiently keep production flowing to the sales line? These questions may be old, but the answers are not. They change as inventors from both inside and outside the oil and gas industry develop new technologies and refine old ones to boost safety and efficiency while reducing operating costs. Today, these solutions include: 1. Wired drill pipe that improves drilling efficiency by increasing the speed of communication to and from the surface; 2. A flexible casing shoe that guides casing to its destination; and 3. Nylon line pipe designed to reduce production costs.