AutoTrak Rotary steerable systems
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BAKER HUGHES a GE company Rotary steerable systems should deliver smooth, precise, fast drilling. Unfortunately, too many don’t...

and it's because they don't deliver on a rotary steerable's full potential. When you choose a rotary steerable system, you expect it to deliver: • a smooth, in-gauge hole • a precisely placed wellbore and fast, reliable drilling operations. Because efficiently drilling a smooth wellbore and preciselyplacing it in the most productive zones helps you keep costs down while enhancing your production. But most rotary steerable systems aren’t that smooth... or very precise. And you may not even know it, because instead of talking about these problems... Q Q Q

too many service providers waste your time debating the relative merits of “push-the-bit” steering versus “point-the-bit” steering. Or vice-versa. These debates miss the point. Neither technique can consistently deliver the premium performance you need because both use a “pseudo steering” approach. pseu^do steering attempting to steer with a fixed-tilt BHA or on/off p POINT-THE-BIT “Point-the-bit” systems use a BHA with a fixed tilt which causes hole spiraling and a consistently over-gauge wellbore. PUSH-THE-BIT “Push-the-bit” systems use steering pads that deflect against the wellbore in...

Pseudo-steering can’t consistently deliver the superior rotary steerable performance you need. But it does deliver some things with consistency. High local doglegs. Over-gauge wells. Hole spiraling. Angular wellbores. And, because most systems that use pseudo-steering also restrict bit selection and flow rates, they artificially limit ROP and overall performance. That won’t deliver the results you need. Instead, you get higher well construction costs and lost production. There’s a better approach One that delivers the quality wellbore and drilling performance you expect. CONTINUOUS...

AutoTrak systems are the only ones that use continuous proportional steering. When you steer with precision-controlled pads that maintain a continuous proportional steering vector, you get superior control and a quality wellbore. And when you have the flexibility to optimize the system for the application, you get faster, more reliable drilling performance. REDUCE WELL CONSTRUCTION COSTS WITH UNSURPASSED HOLE QUALITY ENHANCE PRODUCTION WITH EXACT WELL PLACEMENT FASTER, MORE RELIABLE PERFORMANCE WITH OPTIMIZED DRILLING AutoTraksystem Rotary closed-loop drilling 5

REDUCE WELL CONSTRUCTION COSTS WITH Smooth, in-gauge wellbore X Trouble-free casing and completion running Using precision-controlled pads that maintain a continuous proportional steering vector, AutoTrak systems drill a smooth, in-gauge hole. The system constantly monitors near-bit inclination and steering vector and makes course adjustments every second if needed, effectively eliminating the risk of high-local doglegs for trouble-free casing and completion runs. And because holes stay in-gauge, you collect high-quality FE data to optimize drilling, placement, and reserve estimation....

ENHANCE PRODUCTION WITH Using continuous proportional steering, AutoTrak systems check azimuth and inclination every millisecond and automatically adjust steer forces second-by-second for precise control. Using real-time formation evaluation, course corrections can be implemented with ease-adjusting the AutoTrak system’s well path with smooth precision to keep you on target through all formation types. The result: maximized reservoir exposure and enhanced recovery.

GET FASTER, MORE RELIABLE PERFORMANCE WITH Because AutoTrak systems use internal hydraulics to power independent ribs mounted on a decoupled, slowly rotating sleeve, their steering control is not affected by drilling dynamics. As a result, the systems operate independently of bit pressures, flow rates and drilling fluid properties—allowing you to optimize your bit and program design to formation challenges as opposed to competitive rotary steerables which often restrict BHA design and bit selection. Continuous proportional steering also provides enormous versatility and reliability in all...

These operators got the performance they needed from their RSS CLICK OR TAP THE TABS BELOW TO LEARN MORE UNSURPASSED HOLE QUALITY EXACT WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZED DRILLING READ THE FULL CASE STUDY A customer in the Middle East wanted to test available rotary steerable system technologies to establish which provided the best hole quality. The customer compared data from over 700 wells to isolate the effectiveness of the three types of rotary steerable system (RSS) technologies—push-the-bit systems, point-the-bit systems, and the only continuous proportional steering system on the market, the...

These operators got the performance they needed from their RSS CLICK OR TAP THE TABS BELOW TO LEARN MORE UNSURPASSED HOLE QUALITY UK CONTINENTAL SHELF EXACT WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZED DRILLING READ THE FULL CASE STUDY An operator needed to drill a challenging well profile that included a BUR of 5.8°/100 ft (30 m) and a turn rate of up to 7°/100 ft (30 m), including two ESP tangent sections. The operator previously experienced steering issues in offset wells due to the stick-slip-inducing chalk. The operator also required precise control to ensure exact liner placement and avoid nearby wells...

These operators got the performance they needed from their RSS CLICK OR TAP THE TABS BELOW TO LEARN MORE UNSURPASSED HOLE QUALITY EXACT WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZED DRILLING READ THE FULL CASE STUDY MIDDLE EAST Working with BHGE, the client chose the new 4¾ in. AutoTrak eXact system because its steering capabilities best matched the operational requirements. Despite the challenging conditions and highly-deviated well path, the system set three new records and saved 1.5 days compared to a previous record-setting run. The AutoTrak eXact system used continuous proportional steering to: • Drill up...