Case Study: Pluspetrol saves 5.5 drilling days with SLB NeoSteer CL ABSS

Pluspetrol Saves 5.5 Drilling Days and 7.5 Total Days Using NeoSteer CL ABSS

Pluspetrol, an oil and gas operator in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Basin, needed to eliminate a costly trip while drilling a high-dogleg curve section followed by a long lateral. SLB recommended the NeoSteer CL curve and lateral at-bit steerable system (ABSS) to replace the operator’s previous two-run approach.

Using SLB’s NeoSteer CL ABSS, Pluspetrol drilled the curve and 2,000 m lateral in a single run, reaching 2,621 m in 82.53 drilling hours. The solution saved 5.5 drilling days and 7.5 total days, cut casing operation time by 1.5 days, reduced CO2 emissions by 128 metric tons, and set a new field ROP record of 55 m/h while maintaining hole quality and trajectory control.

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