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SmartNAV and SmartSLIDE systems, enabled by RigCLOUD, consistently deliver optimal performance through automated directional drilling decisions and slide execution.
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SmartDRILL and MPD Ready® GEN II Case Study
Connect More • Trip Less
The Nabors MPD-Ready system with hydraulic modeling and SmartDRILL process automation enabled the operator to increase trip speeds, reduce connection times and improve ROP resulting in a 31% reduction in operating costs driven by a 14-day reduction in well completion.
Lateral Section Case Study
Reduce Cycle Time • Improve ROP
Sucessful use of the SmartNAV Directional Platform and SmartSLIDE Automated Directional Steering Control System saved 8.5 hours of cycle time and improved slide score to 90%.
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Saudi Arabia Case Study
Time Savings • Capital Savings
The successful use of SmartDRILL process automation has saved 9.5 hours per well on average. Savings continue to increase as the automation continually adjusts to reflect best practices.
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The software performs the off-bottom steps required to initiate a slide, then executes on-bottom steering corrections for optimal slide performance. This results in predictable slide execution across your fleet regardless of driller experience or experts on location.
Scalable Performance
With the consistency of SmartSLIDE automation, you can rest assured that you're sliding for the optimal time and length to avoid preventable and costly drilling dysfunction. The SmartSLIDE system has delivered value on projects ranging from complex multi-well programs to single well applications across the world.
Consistent Execution
SmartSLIDE automation aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections.
Adaptive Controls
Whether you use Nabors ROC or have your own, seasoned operations experts are dedicated to customizing your service. Inclusive of training by role, remote support and KPIs to ensure operational performance.
Tailored Service Delivery
A directional steering control system that automates the slide drilling process. Consistently deliver high performance. Through automation consistently execute your best practices for fewer slides.
SmartSLIDE®
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Browser based solution allowing all parties associated in well delivery to see pertinent wellbore positioning and trends in real time. Including detailed directional drilling reports and communication logs for an accurate look back at directional decisions.
Transparent Decision Making
Customizable best practices and rules ensure automated instructions are fit-for-plan and compliant with standard operating procedures. Allowing users to aggregate best practices across rigs, crews and wells to drive down sliding footage and time.
Scalable Best Practices
Oversee multiple operations at the rig site or from a remote operations center that concentrates directional expertise for application of best practices and allows for seamless communication of instructions to rig driller.
Streamlined Workflow
The fully accessible cloud interface augments interaction with steering instructions, target change decisions while tracking and adhering to the plan.
SmartNAV is integrated with anticollision software for well path prediction, SmartROS for automating downlinking, and leading geosteering software for automatic updates for target windows and formation tops.
Integrated Platform
An intelligent directional guidance system that combines instructions with rich visualizations and robust analytics for predictable decision-making and improved wellbore placement accuracy. Compatible with traditonal mud motors and RSS.
SmartNAV®
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Improvements in Slide Quality and Execution Speed through Automation
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American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
Achieving Automated Directional Drilling Across US Onshore Basins
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OnePetro SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition
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A cost effective solution for remote operations. Using Nabors ROC gives you the best of both worlds.
Keep your desired directional footprint on location while leveraging the benefits of increased visibility and remote support.
Corrective Controls
Consistent Execution
Visibility
Evaluation
Communication
Guidance
SmartSLIDE automations aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections and optimize slide drilling execution.
Corrective Controls
The automation of slide drilling results in precise and consistent results anywhere in the well, allowing you to focus on optimizing well placement.
Consistent Execution
As a browser based solution, SmartNAV provides a single location for every one involved in the delivery of your well to see its current status and all steps of the delivery plan.
Visibility
As the well is drilled and surveys recieved, SmartNAV's robust directional guidance engine projects ahead while monitoring the agreed upon placement windows.
Evaluation
Whether steering is monitored remotely or from the rig site, SmartNAV allows the user to quickly communicate drilldown instructions to the rig driller, onsite personnel and remote users at the push of a button.
Communication
SmartNAV provides stand by stand drilling instructions incorporating rotary trends to maximize rotation and observed motor outputs to ensure optimal slide length that follow your best practices.
Guidance
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Choose your Remote Operations Center model to see how you can elevate your workflows.
Place your best directional drillers in your ROC to minimize personnel on location, automate workflows and scale best practices.
Slide performance and results calculated and incorporated into forward projections and drilldown instructions.
Slide Evaluation
Assurance that established best practices are followed at the completion of the sliding process.
Post-Slide
Robust proactive and reactive steering controls to consistently execute slide drilling throughout varying conditions in each section of the well.
On-Bottom Sliding
Automated sequences tailored to the position in the well and designed reduce flat time and burn footage when starting a slide.
Pre-Slide
Instructions pushed directly into rig control system.
Drilldown Instruction Received
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Corrective Controls
Consistent Execution
Visibility
Evaluation
Communication
Guidance
SmartSLIDE automations aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections and optimize slide drilling execution.
Corrective Controls
The automation of slide drilling results in precise and consistent results anywhere in the well, allowing you to focus on optimizing well placement.
Consistent Execution
As a browser based solution, SmartNAV provides a single location for every one involved in the delivery of your well to see its current status and all steps of the delivery plan.
Visibility
As the well is drilled and surveys recieved, SmartNAV's robust directional guidance engine projects ahead while monitoring the agreed upon placement windows.
Evaluation
Whether steering is monitored remotely or from the rig site, SmartNAV allows the user to quickly communicate drilldown instructions to the rig driller, onsite personnel and remote users at the push of a button.
Communication
SmartNAV provides stand by stand drilling instructions incorporating rotary trends to maximize rotation and observed motor outputs to ensure optimal slide length that follow your best practices.
Guidance
Drew Curran is an Operations Manager at Nabors supporting Automated and Remote Directional Drilling product lines such as SmartSLIDE® and SmartNAV®. In this role, Drew has introduced new technologies and workflows, while focusing on process development and change management. He leads a team of engineers, trainers and remote operations staff in digital solution deployments throughout all significant U.S. basins and Latin America.
Drew has held positions as a directional driller before his career at Nabors. Drew has earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and a degree in Petroleum Engineering and Technology from the University of Oklahoma.
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Transparent Decision Making
Browser based solution allowing all parties associated in well delivery to see pertinent wellbore positioning and trends in real time. Including detailed directional drilling reports and communication logs for an accurate look back at directional decisions.
Customizable best practices and rules ensure automated instructions are fit-for-plan and compliant with standard operating procedures. Allowing users to aggregate best practices across rigs, crews and wells to drive down sliding footage and time.
The fully accessible cloud interface augments interaction with steering instructions, target change decisions while tracking and adhering to the plan.
SmartNAV is integrated with anticollision software for well path prediction, SmartROS for automating downlinking, and leading geosteering software for automatic updates for target windows and formation tops.
Oversee multiple operations at the rig site or from a remote operations center that concentrates directional expertise for application of best practices and allows for seamless communication of instructions to rig driller.
The software performs the off-bottom steps required to initiate a slide, then executes on-bottom steering corrections for optimal slide performance. This results in predictable slide execution across your fleet regardless of driller experience or experts on location.
Scalable Performance
With the consistency of SmartSLIDE automation, you can rest assured that you're sliding for the optimal time and length to avoid preventable and costly drilling dysfunction. The SmartSLIDE system has delivered value on projects ranging from complex multi-well programs to single well applications across the world.
Consistent Execution
SmartSLIDE automation aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections.
Adaptive Controls
Whether you use Nabors ROC or have your own, seasoned operations experts are dedicated to customizing your service. Inclusive of training by role, remote support and KPIs to ensure operational performance.
Tailored Service Delivery
A cost effective solution for remote operations.
Visibility
Guidance
Evaluation
Communication
Consistent Execution
Corrective Controls
As a browser based solution, SmartNAV provides a single location for every one involved in the delivery of your well to see its current status and all steps of the delivery plan.
As the well is drilled and surveys recieved, SmartNAV's robust directional guidance engine projects ahead while monitoring the agreed upon placement windows.
SmartNAV provides stand by stand drilling instructions incorporating rotary trends to maximize rotation and observed motor outputs to ensure optimal slide length that follow your best practices.
Whether steering is monitored remotely or from the rig site, SmartNAV allows the user to quickly communicate drilldown instructions to the rig driller, onsite personnel and remote users at the push of a button.
The automation of slide drilling results in precise and consistent results anywhere in the well, allowing you to focus on optimizing well placement.
SmartSLIDE automations aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections and optimize slide drilling execution.
How It Works
Corrective Controls
SmartSLIDE automations aggregates massive amounts of downhole and surface data. This solution employs a robust and adaptive algorithm to drive precise steering corrections and optimize slide drilling execution.
Consistent Execution
The automation of slide drilling results in precise and consistent results anywhere in the well, allowing you to focus on optimizing well placement.
Communication
Whether steering is monitored remotely or from the rig site, SmartNAV allows the user to quickly communicate drilldown instructions to the rig driller, onsite personnel and remote users at the push of a button.
Evaluation
As the well is drilled and surveys recieved, SmartNAV's robust directional guidance engine projects ahead while monitoring the agreed upon placement windows.
Guidance
SmartNAV provides stand by stand drilling instructions incorporating rotary trends to maximize rotation and observed motor outputs to ensure optimal slide length that follow your best practices.
Visibility
As a browser based solution, SmartNAV provides a single location for every one involved in the delivery of your well to see its current status and all steps of the delivery plan.
Using Nabors ROC gives you the best of both worlds.
Keep your desired directional footprint on location while leveraging the benefits of increased visibility and remote support.
A solution that automates and scales your best practices.
How It Works
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
Slide performance and results calculated and incorporated into forward projections and drilldown instructions.
Slide Evaluation
Assurance that established best practices are followed at the completion of the sliding process.
Post-Slide
Robust proactive and reactive steering controls to consistently execute slide drilling throughout varying conditions in each section of the well.
On-Bottom Sliding
Automated sequences tailored to the position in the well and designed reduce flat time and burn footage when starting a slide.
Pre-Slide
Instructions pushed directly into rig control system.
Drilldown Instruction Received