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RipTide® Ball-Drop Drilling Reamer

Passed Through Collapsed Casing, Enlarged and Drilled Interval in One Run, Preserved Original Well Design

Objectives

  • Drill through multiple tight spots within 16-in. casing suffering collapse issues
  • Enlarge and drill the interval simultaneously

Our Approach

  • After setting the 16-in. casing at a measured depth (MD) of 5,898 ft (1,798 m), the customer tried to drill the next interval with a 14 1/2-in. drilling assembly (drift ID was 14.688 in.). Multiple tight spots within the 16-in. casing prevented the customer from reaching the bottom of the hole.
  • In collaboration with the customer, a Weatherford drilling engineering team opted to run a 12 1/4-in. drilling assembly to achieve the target objective and maintain the planned well design.
  • Weatherford experts incorporated a RipTide ball-drop drilling reamer 12000 in the bottomhole assembly (BHA) as well as a Magnus® rotary-steerable system (RSS) to simultaneously drill and enlarge the interval.
  • The RipTide reamer is a concentric mass-balance underreamer capable of enlarging a borehole below casing restrictions. The versatile reamer can simultaneously drill and enlarge when used in conjunction with a RSS, motor, or rotary bottomhole assembly.
  • Field personnel successfully deployed this BHA, drilling and enlarging the interval from 12-1/4 in. to 14-1/2 in. in one run.
  • This achievement enabled the customer to maintain the original well design by successfully deploying a 11 7/8-in. casing across the interval.

Value to Customer

  • Weatherford’s hole-enlargement-while-drilling solution enabled the operator to eliminate additional costs with well design changes (e.g., sidetracking) while also maintaining the long-term value/production volumes associated with the well as per the original well design.
  • Efficient drilling performance achieved during the execution of this project resulted in the customer recommending the deployment of RipTide reamers in similar projects.

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Drilling Services
 
RipTide Drilling Reamer
 
Magnus RSS
 
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Details

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Formation

Shale

Hole Size and Angle

12-1/2 in. (31.75 cm), 14.9° (slant)

Flow Rate

656 gal/min (2483.23 L/min)

Temperature

230°F (110°C)

Torque

21,000 lb-ft (28472.18 N·m)

Measured Depth

5,898 ft (1,798 m)

Products/Services

The Weatherford RipTide ball-drop drilling reamer 12000 has retractable and concentric cutter blocks that minimize vibration while drilling and facilitate tool retrieval.

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