Underbalanced drilling involves intentionally maintaining the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid below the formation pressure. This allows reservoir fluids to flow into the wellbore. Key benefits include keeping the wellbore cleaner, preventing formation damage, and allowing real-time monitoring and analysis of reservoir properties. It requires specialized surface equipment to safely control and dispose of the influx of formation fluids. High Arctic Well Control is an expert in underbalanced drilling and offers services including engineering, operations, equipment, and training.
Underbalanced drilling involves intentionally maintaining the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid below the formation pressure. This allows reservoir fluids to flow into the wellbore. Key benefits include keeping the wellbore cleaner, preventing formation damage, and allowing real-time monitoring and analysis of reservoir properties. It requires specialized surface equipment to safely control and dispose of the influx of formation fluids. High Arctic Well Control is an expert in underbalanced drilling and offers services including engineering, operations, equipment, and training.
Underbalanced drilling involves intentionally maintaining the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid below the formation pressure. This allows reservoir fluids to flow into the wellbore. Key benefits include keeping the wellbore cleaner, preventing formation damage, and allowing real-time monitoring and analysis of reservoir properties. It requires specialized surface equipment to safely control and dispose of the influx of formation fluids. High Arctic Well Control is an expert in underbalanced drilling and offers services including engineering, operations, equipment, and training.
Underbalanced drilling involves intentionally maintaining the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid below the formation pressure. This allows reservoir fluids to flow into the wellbore. Key benefits include keeping the wellbore cleaner, preventing formation damage, and allowing real-time monitoring and analysis of reservoir properties. It requires specialized surface equipment to safely control and dispose of the influx of formation fluids. High Arctic Well Control is an expert in underbalanced drilling and offers services including engineering, operations, equipment, and training.
UNDERBALANCED DRILLING When drilling underbalanced you intentionally keep the hydrostatic weight of you drilling fluid at a lesser value than the known reservoir pressure. This pressure can be naturally attained with a light drilling fluid or it can be induced. This induction can be achieved by adding natural gas, nitrogen or air to the liquid phase of the drilling fluid. If the underbalanced state is attained naturally or by induction the resulting situation at surface is the same. The influx from formation or induction must be circulated from the well and controlled at surface. Lowering the hydrostatic pressure at surface adds many benefits to a drilling operation: The well bore is kept cleaner, the gassified fluid moves up hole more consistently as BHP can be controlled at surface. The reservoir is not plugged by drilling debris as it is in a constant state of influx. This will increase productivity and decrease fluid losses Having the well in a state of influx, assisting the drilling operation, greatly enhances the drilling operation as real time date retrieval is available. This allows the drilling process to be site specific allowing the drilling program to be tailored for the well being drilled and not a compilation of past results and/or mistakes.
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With the well in a constant state of influx
control of the annular flow is very important. This is achieved by using a closed drilling system at surface to control the flow qt surface. The BOP system remains closed at surface and flow and cuttings are directed through pressure control equipment so flowing pressure can be regulated.
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ADVANTAGES Control of Well Bore Well flows naturally, producing formation is open Little or no fluid enters the producing zone BHP is controlled and monitored Allows for analysis of the virgin reservoir
Straight forward Drilling
The focus is on production Keep your well in a state of influx Production determines penetration
Clean Loss of well control is greatly lessened Closed control of cuttings, gasses and fluids Gasses can be re-injected or produced while drilling Reduced mud pit volumes, controlled cleanup Evaluation Real time information available while drilling Production values can be monitored/ tested while drilling Drilling program can be modified to suit production
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Economics Less fluid costs Less disposal/ trucking costs More real information More production from sensitive formations No cleanup time Production testing part of drilling
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HIGH ARCTIC WELL CONTROL INC.
UNDERBALANCED DRILLING SERVICES
PROJECT MANAGEMENT DRILLING ENGINEERING H.S. & E. SERVICES RESERVOIR ENGINEERING DRILLING OPERATIONS WELLSITE SUPERVISION SURFACE SEPARATION EQUIPMENT DATA ACQUISITION LIFT GAS GENERATION LIFT GAS RECYCLEING/INJECTION DRILLING HEADS/ DIVERTERS
High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 403-340-9925 Fax: 403-340-1238
SNUBBING SERVICES - RIG ASSIST - STAND ALONE - HYDRAULIC WORK OVER
UBD / SNUB TRAINING
UNDERBALANCED DRILLING
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UNDERBALANCED DRILLING SPECIALISTS
High Arctic well Control Inc. is a Canadian based company will deep roots in Underbalanced Drilling Technology.
For further information regarding High
Arctic Well Control and our services please contact:
A leader in UBD systems High Arctic
personnel have been involved in developing UBD since 1987. In Canada, U.S.A., Asia and South America High Arctic personnel have help with designed and completed vertical and horizontal underbalanced wells. High Arctic has completed over 4,000 wells per year optimizing Underbalanced Drilling Technology using our Snubbing expertise.
Head Office High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 01-403-340-9925 Fax: 01-403-340-1238
There is also a wealth of knowledge and
experience in drilling and workover programming of wells completed, drilled and worked over under pressure. Our focus has been on live well technology not as a disaster service but as production and production enhancement service. We Stand Alone in our industry as a leader in technology and service.
High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 403-340-9925 Fax: 403-340-1238
Regional Support Ken Hemmrich General Manager High Arctic/ S.E.A.L International Tel: 971-4-883-5199 Fax: 971-4-338-2959
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UBD PERSONNEL Underbalanced Drilling Supervisor Controls drilling operation has a great deal of experience in UBD, Drilling, Pressure Control and workover techniques. Works on location to coordinate services and work with well site representative and engineering personnel. Underbalanced Drilling Operator He is highly experienced in all facets of UBD, Snubbing, Hydraulic Workover, Drilling, Well Servicing and testing. Sets up and operates all UBD surface equipment. Operations Superintendent Direct liaison with Oil Company, has complete operational and engineering experience. He directs all High Arctic personnel with the support of the Drilling Engineers. HSE coordinator Provided through S.E.A.L. International (High Arctic Affiliate) can identify any hazards related to the operations by means of HAZIDS and HAZOPS. He is trained in hazard identification and risk management. Provides training liaison with High Arctic Training Centre and directs and assists field operational staff.
High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 403-340-9925 Fax: 403-340-1238
Data Acquisition The real-time data from location is collated and relayed to the Oil Company representative in the field and can be relayed via satellite to head office in report form and during operations. Project Management High Arctic Well Control and its Affiliates can coordinate and develop a complete UBD program. We can also direct this program from within the Oil Companies organization to the field level
UNDERBALANCED DRILLING
UBD EQUIPMENT Available Equipment Includes: Stripper Diverter
Flare Lines
ESD System
Nitrogen Generation System
Working Blind Ram
Rig Assist Snubbing
Main Flow Line
Hydraulic Drilling Equipment
Remote choke Manifold
Data Acquisition
Pressure Versatile separation System
BOP System complete with Hang Off Rams
High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 403-340-9925 Fax: 403-340-1238
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CUSTOMER LIST BP/Amoco
EnCana
Conoco
Petro Canada
Apache
Burlington
Dow Chemical
Ranger Oil
Anadarko
Shell
AEC
High Arctic was instrumental in the development fo the first UBD
Horizontal well drilled in Canada.
High Arctic Well Control Inc. Tel: 403-340-9925 Fax: 403-340-1238
