'Highway' for downhole data delivers optimized drilling

摘要

Use of wired drillpipe in the Norwegian North Sea leads to significant time savings by enabling automation and optimization of the drilling process. Wired drillpipe (WDP) technology has been used since 2006 and in more than 175 wells worldwide. By creating a high-speed telemetry network, WDP has become a reliable and competitive technology that enables operators to drill more efficiently and save time. Since 2014 WDP has been used on the Maersk Intrepid jackup.