Overview:
• Independent consultants to gather data
– Survey operators to define requirements/specs
– Assess price tolerance for next generation MWD service for multiple applications
– Assess technical requirements and gaps
– Assess IP barriers for key technologies
– Can multiple service suppliers develop the solution?
• Recommend a path forward for industry
– DEA Charter is “to advance new technology
Next Generation MWD: Industry Needs
• Reduced time to intersection
• Incorporating Measurement models in software
• Enhanced collision avoidance
• Reduced safety risk
• Fewer wells shutin
• More accurate proximity detection
• Improved proximity accuracy
• Decreased positional uncertainty
• No wellbore intervention
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Next Generation Directional MWD Tools
Son Pham – ConocoPhillips