Case Study: PEMEX achieves 96-hour drilling time savings with SLB turbodrilling and Kinetic bits

Turbodrilling Deviated Interval Saves PEMEX 96 Hours

PEMEX needed to drill the 8½-in intervals of onshore wells in the Terra field near Villahermosa, Mexico, through a Cretaceous formation with a high percentage of abrasive chert nodules. Working with SLB, the company sought to reduce drilling days, runs, and bit consumption compared with its existing positive displacement motor and conventional rock/PDC bit approach.

SLB introduced the 65/8-in Neyrfor turbodrilling system with 8½-in Kinetic diamond-impregnated bits from Smith Bits, configured with stabilizers for the directional plan. The system helped PEMEX drill to total depth in less than 211 hours at nearly 7 ft/h average rate of penetration, build angle to 28°, and save about 96 hours versus offset wells, bringing the well into production sooner.

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