New products

Vol. 234 No. 4

Digital process review software enables remote collaboration

Bluebeam Software has released the latest version of its flagship product, Bluebeam Revu. The software allows creation of PDF bookmarks and page labels from title blocks or other PDF content using AutoMark. It is also possible to search for drawing elements, such as valves, using the VisualSearch tool, which has been enhanced to make it easier to find building elements regardless of rotation or size, and provide a count of all identified search results. The Format Painter has been added for quickly adjusting markup property settings across selected annotations. Revu 11 also enhances Revu’s collaboration feature, Studio, by enabling users to check out and edit PDFs, and other file types stored in Projects, even when they lose internet connectivity.

Real-time data technology for slimhole MWD service

Schlumberger has introduced the DigiScope slimhole measurement-while-drilling (MWD) service. The robust signal of the DigiScope slimhole MWD technology transmits high-quality data to surface for real-time reservoir description and geosteering in land, extended-reach and deepwater wells. The service transmits real-time drilling optimization and formation evaluation data at high physical bit rates of up to 36 bps, minimizing rate of penetration restrictions in the deepest onshore and offshore wells. The tool telemetry is six times faster than traditional MWD services as proven with more than 200,000 ft drilled in the most challenging formations. This service powers the complete suite of Schlumberger slimhole LWD services in the same bottomhole assembly. Fully compatible with the Orion II data compression platform, the DigiScope service applies a unique modulation algorithm to transmit high-quality data from the deepest wells for wellbore surveying, drilling optimization and advanced formation evaluation.

Service provides high-TDS produced water for fracturing

Halliburton has announced the commercialization of its H2OForward service. The new technology allows customers to recycle waste streams of produced water for use in well completions. A part of Halliburton’s Multi-Chem business line, the Water Management Solutions group formulates stable fracture fluids that have the ability to work with any waste stream, including water containing total dissolved solids (TDS) with values as high as 285,000 ppm, for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new integrated service delivers technological advancements in fluid chemistry, water treatment and scale inhibition by using Halliburton’s CleanWave system to treat the water, customizing both slickwater and crosslinked fracture fluid systems to work effectively with the high-TDS produced treated water, and reducing liquid biocides with Halliburton’s CleanStream service technology.

Titanium heat exchanger coils for corrosive environments

Finned-tube heat exchangers manufactured with titanium tubes are now available from Super Radiator Coils. The coils are ideally suited for extremely corrosive environments, including marine applications, offshore drilling platforms, and power generation, which may utilize seawater as the working fluid through the tubes. They are designed for exchanging heat between air or other gases on the fin side and a fluid on the tube side. The strong titanium tubes allow higher velocities for seawater inside the tubes and to achieve increased heat transfer rates. All SRC coils are custom-configured to the customer’s dimensional and heat-transfer requirements. Orientation of titanium tubes on a header can be staggered or inline to accommodate any air-side pressure drop requirements.  The fins are made from heavy-gauge aluminum or copper for durability, and can vary in density from 4 to 16 fins per in. The heavy fins also permit more aggressive cleaning methods that may be required for operation in dirty environments.  Stainless steel fins are also available.

3D directional drilling and well planning software simplifies plotting

Performance Drilling Technology has released the latest version of its flagship product, HawkEye, a 3D directional drilling and well planning program for Windows. The latest version includes a major overhaul in the plotting module, in which users can generate professional plots more easily than ever. The module is based on that of the original WinServe, PDT’s ubiquitous 16-bit survey program. Other unique features of HawkEye include superior anti-collision analytics, easy report generating, Google Earth-powered geodetics for surface location, error modeling based on ISCWSA models, and easy data importing from text files, spreadsheets, WinServe and even Compass project files. Directional drilling companies have been migrating in droves from WinServe to HawkEye for its ease of use, 3D visualization and crystal clear anti-collision tools. HawkEye ships with PDT’s WinSurv2, the BHA and daily reports program.

Conical diamond technology increases ROP

Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, has released its Stinger conical diamond technology. The Stinger polycrystalline diamond element enables high-point loading to fracture rock more efficiently during drilling for increased rate of penetration (ROP) and durability. Developed using proprietary synthetic diamond manufacturing technology, the Stinger conical diamond element has an ultra-thick polycrystalline diamond layer that is significantly thicker than conventional polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters. The element’s shape is optimized for strength in axial compression. When centrally positioned in a PDC drill bit cutting structure, the Stinger element improves performance by crushing formation core at the borehole center, increasing drilling speed. The central Stinger conical diamond element allows customers to drill at higher ROPs by improving cutting action in a wide range of formations, reducing both drilling hours and the number of bits used in each well. Using the IDEAS integrated drill bit design platform, extensive simulations were conducted showing ROP increases in a range of different rock types, including shale, limestone and sandstone. The virtual drilling environment demonstrated central Stinger element placement would yield an ROP increase of at least 18%.