RSS Performance Analysis vs.

Bit
Selection – Brazil Operations

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Luiz Marques
D&M - Brazil
Introduction – Project Objectives

n Analysis on RSS Performance vs. Bit employed on

Brazil drilling operations

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Outline

n Introduction
n Performance Analysis

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n Benefits
n Conclusions
n Recommendations

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Performance Analysis – Data gathering

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n Campos Basin 1 8
n 8 ½” Bit Runs 1 4
+ 18 exploration wells 2
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Performance Analysis – Bits overview
n RS163HDW n MRS74PX n MRS741PX n HCR506G12
13mm cutters on face and 16 mm and 13mm cutters 16 mm and 13mm cutters 16mm cutters on face.
gauge. on face. on face. 13mm cutters on gauge.
Impregnated spherical 13mm cutters on gauge. 13mm cutters on gauge.
Short taper, medium
cutters on gauge. 13mm side cutters. 13mm side cutters. cone.

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Short taper, medium Short taper, shallow cone. Short taper, shallow cone.
Gauge – 2.0 in.
Gauge - 2.5 in. Gauge - 2.5 in.
cone. Face Volume – N/A
Face Volume – 83 in3 Face Volume – 50.5 in3
Gauge – 2.0 in.
Face Volume – 54.3 in3

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Performance Analysis – Field Overview

n Albacora Leste

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Mainly marine turbidite depositional environment with
unconsolidated sandstones reservoir interbedded with
carbonate stringers and shales . Wells drilled
horizontally or directionally through reservoir for
investigation, injection or production.

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Performance Analysis – Method of Analysis

n RSS performance vs. bit selection

– Performance
– Steerability

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• DLS achieved per RSS setting
• % time drilling per RSS setting
• ROP vs. DLS plot
– Stability
• Stick-slip
• Shocks
• Wellbore quality

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Performance Analysis – Method of Analysis

n Considerations
– Field / Formation

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– Well profile
– BHA
– Mud lubricity
– Drilling events

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Performance

n Average ROP (m/hr)

Best performance 55%

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higher than worst
performance.

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Steerability

n DLS achieved per RSS setting

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Steerability

n % time drilling per RSS setting

Less tool setting

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means less BU
parts wear – longer
runs with optimum
performance.

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Steerability

n ROP vs. DLS plot

Good performance without
compromising steerability

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Performance and steerability
unpredictable due to bit
aggressiveness

Poor performance and DLS

capability constraints

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Stability

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 Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Stability
200 200 400 200 400 400
190 190 380 190 380 380
ROP ROP
ROP
180 GR_ARC 180 360 GR_ARC 180 360 360
GR_ARC
170 INC 170 340 INC 170 340 340
INC
SHKPK_RT SHKPK_RT
160 160 320 160 320 SHKPK_RT 320
P16H_UNC P16H_UNC
P16H_UNC
150 150 300 150 300 300
140 140 280 140 280 280
130 130 260 130 260 260
120 120 240 120 240 240
110 110 220 110 220 220

100 100 200 100 200 200

90 90 180 90 180 180

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80 80 160 80 160 160

70 70 140 70 140 140

60 60 120 60 120 120

50 50 100 50 100 100

40 40 80 40 80 80

30 30 60 30 60 60

20 20 40 20 40 40

10 10 20 10 20 20

0 0 0 0 0 0
2705 2755 2805 2855 2905 2955 3005 3055 3105 3155 3205 3255 3305 2600 2650 2700 2750 2800 2850 2900 2950 3000 3050 3100 3150 3200 3250 3300 3350 3400 3450 3500 3550 3600 3650 3700 2600
3750 2650 2700 2750 2800 2850 2900 2950 3000 3050 3100 3150 3200 3250 3300 3350 3400 3450 3500 3550 3600 3650
Measured Depth (m) Measured Depth (m) Measured Depth (m)

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Performance Analysis – Analysis Results
PD675 Stability

8 ½” bit line

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Over-gauge hole Hi stick-slip
inside reservoir

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Conclusions
8 1/2" Stability(ROP)
Performance
Steerability
Bit Model Highlights Lowlights
RS163HDW Stableperformance
Good DLS
whileachievable
drillingwhile
through Higher
in case Very
GeneratesDLS
low onlyvibration
performance
high at high
drilling
level
consolidated
drilling
neededthrough
due tosands,
its
clean,with
design.
morelow percentage
In shaly
at sticky
shales, settings,
formating, balling
sticky,
stick-slip
competent level.
low DLS wells can reduce BU up
sands. increasing BUto
easily due
unconsolidated wear.
smallLow
cutter
formation.
seals wear (% setting) ROP Due
size.
Surface on drilling
shales reduce DLS
to bit generated
energy
because of its DLS capability BHA capability due to
vibration,
(torque, RPM) wellbore
ROP is into
dissipated
at low RSS settings. washout.
dissipated
BHA in shales.
vibration.

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MRS74PX Good
Long
Its performance
gauge
aggressive design due to itson Performance
reduces
design helps Very unstabledrops
Bit aggressiveness with high
DLS levels
drastically
aggressive
hole spiraling
DLS design.
achievement. Very good when
tendency. of stick-slip,
capability
drilling specially
wasted
through
when drilling
sands
ability to drill through shales. and through
drilling sands and
carbonates
sandstones stringers.
dueand
to
Wellbore
amount quality
stringersofdue drillingdeterioration
to erratic
energy
by bit dissipated
being
toolfacevibration.
and stick-slip
into related
vibration.
wellbore wash-out (pads
support).

MRS741PX Long
Good
Its gauge
ability design
aggressive todesign reduces
drill through
helps on High stick-slip
ROP
Tendency generation
highlytodependant
drill at highon due
hole spiraling
shales
DLS tendency.
and sticky
achievement. formations. to its aggressive
formation.
percentage Lower
settingsdesign.
performance
leading to
Less aggressiveness from old Problem
excessiveworsening
observed while
wear drilling
on BUwhile
seals.
bit version resulted on better drilling
through through
DLS reduced sandstone softreduced
with reservoir
reservoir
energy transferring resulting sands.
and Wellbore quality
aggressiveness.
stringers. Erratic
in faster ROP (less stick-slip). deterioration by bit vibration.
toolface and wash-out
contributing to DLS capability
drop.
HCR506G12 Good
Very good
performance
DLS stability
ability aton
drilling
lowsoft and Presents
Low
Reduceddrilling
performance
DLSperformance
at very lowon
hard
throughformations
settings. different
Tendency due totodrill
its at reduction
formations settings
hard stringers
requiring
tendency
tends aggressive
while
to create
easy-steer
resulting
low RSS in design.
a steadyProblems
percentage drilling instability
settings. drilling
changes toonbe
hard thin
stringers.
doneintercalated
on higher
pace.
easily Surface
Low levelcorrected drilling
through
of stick-slip energy Difficulty
formations. on drilling through
settings, increasing BU wear.
highly
drilling
contributes
kept
practices
downhole.
on DLS showing
by interbedded, competent
good
keeping bit steady
versatility.
toolface, and formation.
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DLS.