Award winning technology

Reelwell Drilling Method

- a unique solution for Extended Reach Drilling (ERD)

ANIMATION REELWELL DRILLING METHOD

BACKGROUND AND STATUS

Development phase 2004 - 2008 Shell, Statoil, Petromax, Innov. Norway Successful Pilot in Norway in 2009 Shell, Statoil, Demo2000 Successful operation in Canada 2010-11 Shell Canada JIP - Extended Reach Drilling - 20km Shell, Total, Petrobras, RWE, Demo2000 JIP Riserless Drilling Pre-salt BG & Petrobras, Demo2000 Contract negotiations ongoing Shell, Aramco and others Currently supported by: Award winning technology:
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APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
SPOOLABLE DRILLING FROM LIGHT VESSELS

EXTENDED REACH DRILLING

BASIC RDM TO EXTEND HOLE SECTIONS

TIME

Technology Challenges

RISERLESS DRILLING
Value Creation

VALUE CASE EXTENDED REACH DRILLING

Improve field development RDM: Benefits Reduce number of platforms Develop offshore fields from land

VALUE CASE RISERLESS DRILLING

Transocean

Seadrill

CAN DRILL IN DEEP WATER WITH SMALLER DRILLING RIGS - REDUCED COSTS - IMPROVED SAFETY

OPERATION IN CANADA

TECHNOLOGY VALUE
- Improved recovery - Improved safety - Environmental friendly developments

WHY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT

- Enables new ideas to be verified - Stimulate co-operative funding from the industry. - Development normally require hard work and long term support.

Thanks to the Research Council Norway for and JIP partners for their support!