Abstract:In oil and gas drilling, consistency of performance delivery heavily depends upon rig capability and its ability to maintain performance assurance through its execution cycle. It's not an uncommon occurrence that a rig is found with an underperforming top drive, one such scenario was observed in an in-fill oil well drilling project. This project was essentially drilling horizontal wells with bottom hole assemblies which had primary drive mechanism as a top drive. The rig in question was struggling to provide n… Show more
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