(WO) — Halliburton has accomplished what it says is the {industry}’s first deployment of built-in closed-loop rig automation and managed strain drilling (MPD) on a deepwater exploration nicely with Eni offshore Indonesia, marking a milestone for automated drilling operations within the Asia-Pacific area.
The venture mixed Halliburton’s LOGIX™ automation platform with managed strain drilling to combine rig floor gear, automated nicely placement, downhole hydraulics and MPD controls right into a single closed-loop system. Based on the corporate, the deployment represents the primary software of the built-in expertise in Asia-Pacific.
Halliburton stated its LOGIX Orchestration service coordinated drilling and tripping operations by way of a unified workflow, eliminating the normal separation between drilling execution and strain administration. The built-in system was designed to enhance operational consistency whereas sustaining nicely management in deepwater wells with slim drilling margins.
The businesses reported that the automated workflow improved drilling effectivity by greater than 15% whereas sustaining strain management all through the operation.
“After we combine rig automation with MPD, we shut a essential hole and provides operators higher management, consistency and efficiency in complicated wells,” stated Jim Collins, vp of Sperry Drilling at Halliburton. “This deployment proves the mannequin scales in a deepwater surroundings.”
Halliburton stated the venture mixed Eni’s operational experience with its drilling automation applied sciences to combine drill ground controls, subsurface automation and strain administration right into a single working system.
The deployment builds on Halliburton’s broader efforts to broaden closed-loop drilling automation from decision-support functions to real-time drilling execution, significantly in technically difficult offshore environments.
The corporate stated rising operator demand for automated nicely building applied sciences is driving elevated adoption of built-in drilling techniques for deepwater developments worldwide.