Detailed HDD Design


Detailed HDD Design
  • Determine entry/exit angles, arc radius, and required depth of cover
  • Integration of geotechnical information, drilling and pipe design into AutoCAD
  • Assess pull force, bending and tensile stresses applied to the product pipe
  • Incorporate conservative design parameters to ensure anomalies encountered during construction can be accommodated
  • Incorporate Safe Drilling and hole opening operational practices
  • Ensure layout area, pipeline tie-ins, and other construction site conditions are suitable
  • Incorporate suitable pipe pulling and lifting plans for final installation


Hydro Fracture Mitigation & Response Programs


Hydro Fracture Mitigation & Response Programs
  • Drill path design incorporating suitable depth of cover
  • Surface casing installation plan ensuring competent seal
  • Drilling fluid pressure analysis, monitoring and management plan
  • Drilling fluid design Optimization
  • Lost circulation Response planning

Annular Pressure Monitoring & Management Programs


High Elevation Differential Drilling

Drilling Fluid Pressure Management Systems

  • Annular pressure is the pressure acting on the formation during the drilling process
  • Annular pressure will increase under the following conditions
    • Borehole instability causing sloughing
    • Poor cuttings removal causing annulus loading
    • Improper drilling fluid parameters
  • Annular pressure will decrease under the following conditions
    • Fluid loss due to fracture
    • Low density drilling fluids
    • Efficient hole cleaning
  • Annular pressure monitoring is essential in the prevention of hydro-fracture during the drilling and reaming processes.

High Elevation Differential Drilling Programs


High Elevation Differencial Drilling Programs
  • Drill Bit Intersect Analysis
  • Hydrodynamic Fluid Analysis
  • Hole Cleaning Analysis
  • Torque and Drag – Drill Pipe Buckling Analysis
  • Frac-Out Mitigation Analysis
  • Water In-Flow Control Analysis

Intersect Drilling Programs


Intersect Drilling Programs
  • Intersect Path Geometry
  • Intersect Guidance Systems
  • Torque and Drag – Drill Pipe Buckling Analysis
  • Fluid Control Analysis
  • Frac-Out Mitigation Analysis
  • Hole Cleaning Analysis
  • Our extensive value added inputs can be realized for a small fraction of the overall HDD cost!