Optimization Work Folw Converts Power to Performance for GOM Drilling

摘要

Time spent on bottom drilling is only approximately 10% of the time consumed by drilling operations,but this still provides a significant opportunity for savings if it can be reduced.The goal of the work decribed in this paper was to decrease this percentage while drilling an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.Significant results were achieved with the use of advanced hybrid polycrystalline-diamond-compact/tungsten-carbide-insert(PDC/TCI)bits.