Five Will Get You Ten
Exploration is a gamble. Speed, quick & accurate analysis, fast response, and cost containment are keys to profitable operations in the field. Sometimes you can spend $5 instead of $10 and get a bigger return. That seems to be the case with the new Azonix TC2500 Thin Client, our newest and most cost-effective operator display.
One OEM that offers diverse LWD & MWD systems analyzes the effectiveness of clients’ operations and provides solutions that are more efficient. A recent install for an Asian drilling company brought reduced rig time and avoidance of high lost-in-hole charges by replacing LWD with lower-cost MWD and small-profile logging system deployed through the drill-pipe to reduce risk.
Costs and risk threatened the economics of this horizontal drilling development program in the eastern Ukraine. The field operator needed high-quality data in the horizontal sections. But rig costs and the $1 million lost-in-hole liability of standard wireline and pipe-conveyed LWD systems were prohibitive.
Using the OEM’s MWD system for reliable, efficient data acquisition and their compact well shuttle system to reduce costs and risk, the field operator acquired array induction, dual laterolog, waveform sonic, dual neutron, compensated density, photo electric and gamma ray logs in all three wells and five laterals.
Results: Quality logs acquired in all wells and laterals, plus $120,000 savings per well in reduced rig time and avoidance of $2 million LWD lost-in-hole charges.
ProPanel® HMI is an integral component of this OEM’s advanced technologies. When the TC2500 Thin Client was introduced, this OEM adopted it as the display for their new MWD system. Now after field testing they will make the TC2500 the standard display on all their systems.
The buyer lists reasons why the TC2500 is ideal:
• Economy - “This is the most cost-efficient rugged display we can find.”
• Service life - “The TC2500 holds up to the toughest use and continuous rig-ups.”
• Features - “Sunlight viewable display, ergonomic viewing angles and membrane keypad, and easy lift-and-carry and quick-connect I/O all set a new standard.”
In the current climate of hole-hopping, exploration companies are looking for speed and reliability. The more sites explored, and the greater accuracy of results, the more yield and profit. Speed is enhanced sometimes by software, sometimes by hardware (such as better HMI). The TC2500 quick setup and long life in Zone 1 installations makes it the display of choice for oil drilling & logging operations.
