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A Case Study on the Successful Application of Retrofitting Tripping Automation on Deep Water Rigs
SPE Online EducationIn the presented approach to deploying tripping automation, a team consisting of operator, drilling contractor, and drilling equipment OEM collaborated to successfully deploy and improve the well construction process. -
Advanced Pressure Transient Analysis
SPE Online EducationThis presentation examines in detail the mathematical basis for well test interpretation, starting with the concept of an ideal reservoir model and the partial differential equations used to describe single-phase and multi-phase flow in porous media. -
Advances in Sensor Technology Research to Support Drilling Automation
SPE Online EducationThe University of Texas at Austin has been working on advanced sensor technologies over the last 6 years in a bid to improve the safety and efficiency of drilling operations, and to reduce uncertainty with regards to data and situational awareness. -
Analytical Approach for Drilling Optimization in Unconventional Assets
SPE Online EducationA ROP optimization methodology is presented, using offset drilled wells data. Data is used to train a neural network model for different rock properties which is presented in the vertical section of the reservoir. -
An Open Approach to Drilling Systems Automation
SPE Online EducationThe promise of drilling systems automation is to increase well construction efficiency, delivering quality wells in a safe, reliable and predictable manner. -
Analytical Approach for Drilling Optimization in Unconventional Assets
SPE Online EducationA ROP optimization methodology is presented, using offset drilled wells data. Data is used to train a neural network model for different rock properties which is presented in the vertical section of the reservoir. -
An Improved Well Path Tortuosity Model
SPE Online EducationWellbore tortuosity is a critical element in drilling complex horizontal wells and deep verticals. The current three-dimensional borehole trajectory model, based on the minimum curvature method [MCM], tends to mathematically smoothen the wellpath.