This document should serve as a basic guide for Extreme Equipment Rental clients for
planning and executing a successful PowerDrive Orbit or X6 job in North America.
Contents
1 JOB PLANNING ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 BHA DESIGN ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1 Stabilization .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.2 Motor Selection .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.3 Bit Selection ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.4 Additional Considerations .............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 HYDRAULICS ......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.1 Optimizing Hydraulics .................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.2 Pressure Calculator on the PowerDrive App ................................................................................. 4
1.2.3 Flow Restrictor Use and Availability .............................................................................................. 5
1.3 MAGNETIC MATERIAL REMOVAL ............................................................................................................. 5
1.4 TOOL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 5
2 TOOL PREPARATION ................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 REVIEWING TOOL PAPERWORK .............................................................................................................. 6
2.1.1 Tool Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 Flow Loop Results ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.3 Operating Envelope ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 FLOW RESTRICTOR INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 11
2.3 BHA MAKEUP ...................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 SURFACE TESTING – NOT ADVISED ...................................................................................................... 11
3 JOB EXECUTION ....................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 TRIPPING IN / FILLING PIPE ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 REAMING / BACK-REAMING .................................................................................................................. 12
3.3 CASING DRILLOUT ............................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 DOWNLINKING ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4.1 Downlinking Basics ...................................................................................................................... 13
3.4.2 Sending the Downlink .................................................................................................................. 14
3.5 KICKING OFF FROM VERTICAL .............................................................................................................. 15
3.6 INCLINATION HOLD (IH) & HOLD INCLINATION AND AZIMUTH (HIA).......................................................... 15
3.6.1 Inclination Hold (IH) ..................................................................................................................... 15
3.6.2 Hold Inclination and Azimuth (HIA) .............................................................................................. 16
3.6.3 Rate of Penetration Ranges ........................................................................................................ 17
3.7 POWERV LOCK/UNLOCK ...................................................................................................................... 18
3.8 SIDETRACKING .................................................................................................................................... 19
3.9 CLEANUP CYCLES................................................................................................................................ 22
3.10 RE-RUN EVALUATION .......................................................................................................................... 23
4 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................ 24
4.1 LOW DOGLEG WORKFLOW ................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 ANTI-JAMMING PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................. 24
4.3 SHOCK & VIBRATION ............................................................................................................................ 25
5 REQUIRED END OF RUN DATA ............................................................................................................... 26
6 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................ 27
APPENDIX 1 – REAL-TIME D-POINTS: .......................................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX 2 – FISHING DIAGRAMS: ............................................................................................................. 29
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