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Collecting up to 16 single-phase to activate the reamer even if there is a CFS is planned to enter ? eld trials 3Q samples in a single run, FASTrak’s sen- restriction above it in the BHA,” he said. 2014. sors continuously monitor refractive Justin Cunningham, Global Product While a plethora of exhibitors touted

Drillmec index and measure density, viscosity, and Line Manager for Continuous Flow products, Italy’s had something sound speed, among other variables, in System (CFS), explained the technology else up its sleeve: The drilling equipment

Drilling real time. behind Weatherford’s new SteadyState and oil? eld product provider is near-

Weatherford experts were available to CFS, a product of its Secure Drilling ing completion of a newbuild offshore discuss several of the company’s drilling- services line. modular platform drilling rig for client

Unlike conventional drilling methods, related products and services. Compañía Perforadora México (PEMSA)

SteadyState CFS allows drilling ? uid to

Alex Goodwin, Weatherford’s global to be deployed in the Petróleos Mexicanos circulate continuously during connections.

business development manager, dis- (Pemex)-operated heavy oil? eld Ayatsil. cussed the company’s RipTide Rathole “This is particularly important in the Discovered in 2008, and located off

Killer, which was introduced commer- managed pressure drilling realm because, Campeche Sound near Cantarell, Ayatsil is cially August 2013. as well programs become more challeng- Pemex’s largest-ever discovery. Sitting in a “It really is one of the hottest drill- ing, greater control of downhole pressure water depth range of 125-143ft, Ayatsil is ing applications in deepwater Gulf of is required,” Cunningham explained. estimated by Mexico’s Energy Ministry to

Mexico,” Goodwin said, explaining that “A large percentage of drilling hazards contain reserves of up to 553MMbo. two of the four major operators in the related to wellbore pressure occur when “As a 3000hp offshore modular drilling deepwater GOM used the product and mud pumps are cycled off and on dur- rig, it’s the ? rst of its kind in this size,” achieved US$3 million savings in rig ing connections, causing ? uctuations the rig’s Project Manager John Folsom time and rig savings for both operators. in equivalent circulation density and explained. “It is roughly 120 lifts, in

The RipTide Rathole Killer, modi? ed downhole pressure spikes. CFS’ ability total, and each modular has different from the original RipTide Reamer, is placed to continuously circulate drilling ? uid equipment in it: from mud pumps, to below the measurement-while-drilling/ remedies these ? uctuations, especially in generators, to quarters.

logging-while-drilling (MWD/LWD) tools narrow drilling margins.” “It’s a ? rst for Pemex, it’s a ? rst for in the BHA, closer to the drill bit.

Weatherford says that the use of this Drillmec, it’s the ? rst [of its size] for the “Previously, this application was not technology reduces non-productive time, Gulf of Mexico,” he said. attainable. Our reamer isn’t mechani- and “enables fewer and deeper casing As a self-erecting rig, it can be installed cally-activated, it’s radio frequency iden- strings when pore-pressure and fracture- on a ? xed platform with Drillmec- gradient windows are narrow.” ti? cation (RFID)-activated, so we are able gradient windows are narrow.” supplied cranes, opening the market up

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