Remote operations cut well delivery time by 2.64 days in Middle East

Overview

Halliburton delivered remote operations for an operator in the Middle East that resulted in significant improvements in well time. This initiative was part of an integrated remote operations (IRO) strategy to help transition from traditional monitoring and reporting to performance optimization and risk mitigation, enabled by advanced digital tools. The IRO strategy involved a multidisciplinary team of domain experts and engineers, governed by integrated workflows, to improve performance, increase the certainty of execution, and sustain knowledge capture.

Challenge

Flat-time operations made up a significant portion of the total well time for this project, but were not fully optimized due to inconsistent performance tracking. In addition, the drilling team desired more efficient drilling in the lateral section.

Solution

Halliburton deployed an IRO multidisciplinary team of two specialized groups — optimization and execution — to support the entire well construction lifecycle. The team implemented workflows that fostered collaboration and used expansive infrastructure and a digital toolkit for real-time, data-driven decision-making. The remote execution team used LOGIX™ auto steer to navigate a critical section of the well and push the drilling parameters to their allowable limits. The optimization team remotely tracked performance with LOGIX™ rig state engine, provided critical event alerts, identified trends, defined improvement areas, and sent recommendations.

Result

The well was delivered 2.64 days ahead of schedule. IRO played a pivotal role through early event detection, risk mitigation interventions, timely micro-KPI analytics, and recommendations to push the drilling envelope. The lateral section was steered remotely and efficiently.

The IRO execution team used the LOGIX™ auto steer platform and the iCruise® rotary steerable system to improve the rate of penetration (ROP) by 10% in the lateral section. The IRO optimization team used the LOGIX™ rig state engine application to deliver micro-KPI analytics and interventions to reduce drilling connection time by 30%, overall run-in hole (RIH) time by 10%, and pull-out of hole (POOH) time by 15.7%. The lateral section RIH time was improved by approximately 27%. Service quality was maintained throughout the operation with zero nonproductive time (NPT).