Halliburton’s DrillingXpert Software provides the ability to design an entire drilling system in one advanced software package. This speeds up the planning process and improves decision making by providing access to all the required information in one location.
By consolidating the drilling modeling applications from Landmark in DecisionSpace Well Engineering and those from Sperry Drilling, Baroid and HDBS into a single platform Halliburton has created a well-engineering software tool kit that is unparalleled in the industry. The software also provides a common connection between the drilling PSLs and our customers increasing collaboration in the drilling process.
DrillingXpert engineering Modules:
1.DecisionSpace Well Engineering Torque and Drag;
2.DecisionSpace Well Engineering Hydraulics;
3.DecisionSpace Well Engineering Casing centralization;
4.DrillingXpert DFG Hydraulics;
5.DrillingXpert DFG DrillAhead Hydraulics;
6.DrillingXpert Direction by Design bit analysis;
7.DrillingXpert MaxBHA Analysis;
8.DrillingXpert Whirl Analysis.
DrillingXpert Software will support drilling services delivery by providing the capability to model all elements of the drilling systems required to meet the objectives of any hole section, in any well, in any environment and to rapidly optimize the design of the entire drilling system to deliver maximum performance will reduce overall drilling days and the well AFE.
Case History
Faced with the tough market conditions impacting the industry worldwide, an operator turned to Halliburton Sperry Drilling to help reduce costs in shallow-water fields. The Drilling Engineering Solutions (DES) collaborated closely with the operator to optimize the drilling program and achieved the desired results.
These shallow-water wells were typically drilled in about 93–105 days because of many factors, such as trajectory management, bit selection, limited hole cleaning, and bit hydraulic power design. Thus, the rate of penetration (ROP) and the additional time spent for hole cleaning were not optimal. To keep its operations economically viable as the price of oil declined, the operator sought to significantly reduce drilling time and operating costs by improving drilling performance with DES solutions.
DES brings an integrated approach by combining the expertise of Halliburton product service lines Sperry Drilling, Baroid, and Drill Bits and Services (DBS); and supporting the project with multidisciplinary teams of experts in drilling systems, drilling fluid, drill-bit design and optimization, geosteering, and survey management. DES includes SHIELD risk mitigation, NAV drilling efficiency, and PRO well productivity improvement.
In collaboration with operator, the DES team used DrillingXpert software, which is able to seamlessly integrate an entire drilling system in one comprehensive package that includes drilling models and integrated processes from Sperry Drilling, Baroid, and DBS on a single platform, as well as NAV drilling efficiency solutions to perform detailed well studies, identifying ways to minimize rig complexity and mitigate risks at the beginning of the engineering process. The DES execution team used the SHIELD risk mitigation solution to conduct real-time evaluations of the hydraulic model to optimize drilling parameters and increase ROP, while ensuring well integrity. After joint discussions, the operator and DES teams developed a new drilling solution to deliver an optimal well path trajectory, a drill bit with proven performance in a similar formation, a higher hydraulic power to the bit, a better bit-nozzle position, and an optimal drillpipe selection to allow higher flow rates and better hole cleaning. This new drilling solution allowed the operator to drill at a faster rate than previous solutions could.
The joint effort between the operator and the DES team succeeded in cutting 36 days from the drilling program, a dramatic reduction of roughly one third of the original number of days. The improvement was achieved by increasing the rate of penetration and reducing unnecessary circulation, setting a new benchmark for the field.
With this increased drilling performance efficiency, Halliburton Sperry Drilling saved the operator at least USD 7.2 million on this operation, with a potential annual savings of USD 39 million per rig, ultimately totaling USD 117 million for all future wells planned in this development.
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