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Reduction in number of
casing strings
Higher-quality wellbores
connecting BHA to Casing
Profile Nipple
Internal
tandem
stabilizer
Casing shoe
PowerPak
straight PDM
Motor bit box
Under-reamer
Roller reamer
Pulse telemetry and
surveying MWD system
Vibration
sensor sub
PowerDrive X5 RSS
PDC bit
Because directional casing while drilling minimizes annulus size, casing rotation causes a plastering
effectalso called smear or stress cagethat mechanically strengthens the borehole wall.
Drillpipe Casing
Annulus
Directional
Casing while
Drilling
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DCwD, using a retrievable
BHA to steer the wellbore,
is a viable alternative to
conventional directional
drilling in depleted or
mature fields that have
severe lost circulation
and wellbore stability
problems.