Halliburton announced that it has integrated the drilling capabilities of several product service lines (PSLs). Halliburton’s Optimized Drilling Performance approach includes the delivery of a proprietary engineering workflow, an integrated suite of drilling applications that sit on the DecisionSpace InSite global infrastructure, and localised, cross-functional teams.
Halliburton claims that Optimized Drilling Performance has already improved production rates and saved thousands of days in drilling time in all of the major basins globally, in deep water and on land.
A company statement cites the deepwater well offshore Brazil, where the operator saved a direct cost of US$7.5 million and an additional 50 days in rig time, as an example where its Optimized Drilling Performance solutions proved affective.
It said that it has been successful in delivering on deep tight gas project areas, working with project management engagements in the Middle East, where the operator’s wells were delivered in record time.
In developing the workflow, Halliburton documented the intricate and complex processes necessary to holistically deliver drilling services from planning through execution, and to drive increased safety, efficiency and reliability.
The workflow includes integrated bit and bottomhole assembly (BHA) design, mud characteristics and real-time optimisation of the drilling process. Customers can also leverage Halliburton’s digital infrastructure, including real-time well placement within an earth model that can be updated in real time.
“Halliburton teams now work with this proprietary workflow and the digital infrastructure in our real-time operating centers in every region,” said Jonathan Lewis, senior vice president of Halliburton’s Drilling and Evaluation Division.
This effort has been several years in the making and represents a significant differentiator for Halliburton.
“Optimized Drilling Performance can significantly reduce nonproductive time and improve performance for all of our customers,” Lewis added. “This potential represents billions of dollars in savings.”
