Moving in the Right Direction AWS
Moving in the Right Direction Decreasing Drilling Costs Using Pason's Remote Directional System
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Copyright This document contains proprietary information and is not intended for public distribution. Pason Systems and all other trademarks and trade names used in this document, unless otherwise specified, are the property of Pason Systems Corp. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated, nor translated into computer language, in whole or in part, without written permission from Pason Systems Corp. As updates and modifications occur, a new document will be made available as appropriate. The revision date on the title page determines the most current version of the document. Documents with the latest date replace any and all previous versions of the same document. The most current is definitive in case of contradictions, errors, omissions, or misstatements. While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this document, no liability is accepted by the author(s) for any errors, omissions or misstatements it may contain, or for any loss or damage, howsoever occasioned, to any person relying on any statement or omission in this document. Copyright © 2009 Pason Systems Corp. Any questions regarding this document or others should be forwarded to the following: Pason Systems Corp. 6130 – 3rd Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 1K4 Canada Phone: 1-403-301-3400 Fax: 1-403-301-3499 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.pason.com For 24-hour support, phone the Technical Support Centre toll free: 1-877-255-3158
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Overview
• Directional services today • Pason Remote Directional System • Field trials with EnCana • Cost savings • Insights/learnings • Next steps • Questions
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Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
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Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Data Decoding
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling Company
Directional Expertise
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Data Decoding
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
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Typical Directional Directional ServicesServices with Pason
Directional Drilling Company
Directional Drilling or MWD Company Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Directional Expertise
Communications Data Decoding
MWD & Steering Tools
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Current Directional Model
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Pason Remote Directional Model
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Advantages of Remote Drilling
• Lower costs • Increased safety • Leverage experts across multiple wells
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Pason Field Trials • Decoding software has been in use for 5 years • Flow loop tests in May 2008 • Initial field trials in October 2008 • 20+ trials since January 1, 2009 • 6 directional companies and various operators in US and Canada Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
EnCana Model 1
Directional operations carried out from town at night.
Directional operations carried out onsite during the day.
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EnCana Model 2
Carried out directional operations on both rigs at night.
Carried out directional operations on both rigs during the day.
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Cost Savings
Model 1: ~25%
Model 2: ~50%
directional labour savings
directional labour savings
• average savings of $700 per worker per day (at today’s rates of $760 per worker per day) • extra time spent by driller to orient tools • each additional worker removed multiplies directional labour savings Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Insights/Learnings from Case Study • Remote directional drilling is doable! • Communications is critical • Requires good planning • Scope of responsibilities is changing • Ability to see logs and diagnostics adds great value
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Remote Directional Drilling FAQs • What if satellite communications go down? • Can one person monitor multiple wells? • How can tool problems be diagnosed? Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Pason’s Next Steps
• Support more tools • Third-party WITS integration • Continuing field operations
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Conclusions • Remote directional drilling model is flexible • EnCana developed a model that Pason had not considered – and it worked • Remote directional drilling will continually improve with industry feedback Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Questions?
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in cooperation with Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Copyright This document contains proprietary information and is not intended for public distribution. Pason Systems and all other trademarks and trade names used in this document, unless otherwise specified, are the property of Pason Systems Corp. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated, nor translated into computer language, in whole or in part, without written permission from Pason Systems Corp. As updates and modifications occur, a new document will be made available as appropriate. The revision date on the title page determines the most current version of the document. Documents with the latest date replace any and all previous versions of the same document. The most current is definitive in case of contradictions, errors, omissions, or misstatements. While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this document, no liability is accepted by the author(s) for any errors, omissions or misstatements it may contain, or for any loss or damage, howsoever occasioned, to any person relying on any statement or omission in this document. Copyright © 2009 Pason Systems Corp. Any questions regarding this document or others should be forwarded to the following: Pason Systems Corp. 6130 – 3rd Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 1K4 Canada Phone: 1-403-301-3400 Fax: 1-403-301-3499 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.pason.com For 24-hour support, phone the Technical Support Centre toll free: 1-877-255-3158
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Overview
• Directional services today • Pason Remote Directional System • Field trials with EnCana • Cost savings • Insights/learnings • Next steps • Questions
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Data Decoding
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Typical Directional Services
Directional Drilling Company
Directional Expertise
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Data Decoding
Directional Drilling or MWD Company
MWD & Steering Tools
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Typical Directional Directional ServicesServices with Pason
Directional Drilling Company
Directional Drilling or MWD Company Directional Drilling or MWD Company
Directional Expertise
Communications Data Decoding
MWD & Steering Tools
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Current Directional Model
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Pason Remote Directional Model
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Advantages of Remote Drilling
• Lower costs • Increased safety • Leverage experts across multiple wells
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Pason Field Trials • Decoding software has been in use for 5 years • Flow loop tests in May 2008 • Initial field trials in October 2008 • 20+ trials since January 1, 2009 • 6 directional companies and various operators in US and Canada Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
EnCana Model 1
Directional operations carried out from town at night.
Directional operations carried out onsite during the day.
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
EnCana Model 2
Carried out directional operations on both rigs at night.
Carried out directional operations on both rigs during the day.
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Cost Savings
Model 1: ~25%
Model 2: ~50%
directional labour savings
directional labour savings
• average savings of $700 per worker per day (at today’s rates of $760 per worker per day) • extra time spent by driller to orient tools • each additional worker removed multiplies directional labour savings Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Insights/Learnings from Case Study • Remote directional drilling is doable! • Communications is critical • Requires good planning • Scope of responsibilities is changing • Ability to see logs and diagnostics adds great value
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Remote Directional Drilling FAQs • What if satellite communications go down? • Can one person monitor multiple wells? • How can tool problems be diagnosed? Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Pason’s Next Steps
• Support more tools • Third-party WITS integration • Continuing field operations
Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Conclusions • Remote directional drilling model is flexible • EnCana developed a model that Pason had not considered – and it worked • Remote directional drilling will continually improve with industry feedback Confidential, copyrighted, and proprietary: Do not copy and/or disclose without the written permission of Pason Systems Corp.
Questions?
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