In 2005,BP Alaska began evaluating the application of underbalanced-drilling(UBD)technology as a method for drilling multilateral wells in the Lisburne field.The evaluation process was enacted as a response to slow rate of penetration(ROP)through the hard carbonate Wahoo formation;frequent total losses of drilling fluid when drilling conventionally;and poor understanding of the orientation,frequency,and effect of fractures on production.
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