The Way To The

Technical Limit

Case Study:
Drilling In Vata Field

Bucharest, April 2015

The Way To The Technical Limit

Technical Limit in Drilling is defined as:

“A theoretical limit representing a stretched target of

what is theoretically possible in a perfect world where
both ideal and optimized drilling conditions are fulfilled.”

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The Way To The Technical Limit

Learn Plan

Improve

Monitor &
Implement
Evaluate

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Plan

 Establish and develop the baseline

 Set the project goal, objective and target

 Risk evaluation

 Get management support

 Communicate and establish Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

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Implement

Implement KPI’s

Have the best team in charge with the project

Have meetings with all the people involved. Communication is the key

Implement new technologies in order to deliver sustainable results

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Monitor & Evaluate

 Facilitate periodic checks to ensure that the process is a success

 Analysis and review actual versus planned performance

 Compare with the best in class [well] drilling performance and see if the
Technical Limit was achieved

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Learn

 Provide feedback regarding the project

 Identify NPT & ILT

 Manage lessons learned in order to improve the efficiency in the planning

phase of the new wells

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Real metrics show real improvements

 Non productive time (NPT)

 Invisible lost time (ILT)

 ROP

 Flat time

 Actual time < Planned time

 Cost reduction

 Implementation of lessons learned

 Others

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Case Study: Vata Field

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Flat Time was reduced using the following:

 Casing while drilling technology for the first section

 “C” Plate for suspending the casing

 Minimize time for BOP works

 For wells with inclination > 30 deg. used pipe conveyed logging

 Reamer shoe for 7’’ casing

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“C” Plate

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The ROP was increased using the following:

 8 ½’’ PDC bit, Type MSi519LHUBPX

 PDM motor in BHA

 Optimized drilling parameters

 Drilling fluid: KCl Polymer Glycol

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Average saving for all wells drilled in 2014

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Conclusion

 Wells drilled in 2014 were included on this analysis

 Improving drilling activities is a goal of any operator while the costs increases
from year to year

 The approach to Technical Limit as a tool of continuous improving needs the

involvement of all contractors to achieve the objective

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