Drill String Telemetry Opening New Possibilities In Drilling, Formation Evaluation

摘要

With significant hydrocarbon reserves increasingly limited to remote locations and harsh environments, the challenges associated with modern drilling operations are becoming greater every year. Viable surface locations are diminishing in number, daily operating costs are spiral-ing upward, average horizontal displacements are increasing, reservoir targets are more difficult to hit, and completion schemes are advancing in their complexity. This environment of constant change and increasing challenges is motivating drilling engineers to carry out exhaustive evaluations of risk while planning and executing drilling operations.