Artis Drills Record Duvernay Well

Record Duvernay well for Artis drilled using Dual Telemetry and Orbit RSS in less than 9 days

Using Pacesetter’s combined technologies of XPACE DT MWD and PowerDrive Orbit RSS with our Acoustic Sub, along with the Atlas as the Drive Motor, Artis Exploration Ltd. drilled their fastest Duvernay well in the Twining field to date.

Artis drilled the 3,222m lateral in a single run, completing the pacesetter well at 5,867m MD.

Congratulations to Artis Exploration Ltd., Ramdar Resource Management Ltd., and the rig crews of Savanna 689 on this remarkable accomplishment.

DUVERNAY

OPERATOR                Artis Exploration Ltd.
HOLE SIZE                 311mm / 222mm / 216mm
TOTAL DEPTH           5,867m MD

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 3,222m drilled in a single run
  • Average ROP of 53.7m/hr

TECHNOLOGIES

  • XPACE DT MWD
  • Pacesetter Orbit RSS with Acoustic Sub
  • Atlas Motor

 

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Velvet Drills Record Montney Pad

Fastest of 4 outstanding wells, the final well breaks records in under 6.5 days to TD

Using Pacesetter’s combined technologies of XPACE EM MWD, our modified Pin Down PowerDrive Orbit RSS, and Montney High Performance motor, Velvet drilled their fastest well in the Montney field to date.

Completed in just over 6 days from Spud to TD, this pacesetter well was the final well on a record breaking pad.

Congratulations to Velvet Energy Ltd., Ramdar Resource Management Ltd., and the rig crews of Horizon 50 on this remarkable accomplishment.

MONTNEY

OPERATOR         Velvet Energy Ltd.
HOLE SIZE          311mm / 171mm / 159mm

RECORD WELL HIGHLIGHTS

TOTAL METERS           4,792m MD
TOTAL DRILL HRS       89 hrs
TOTAL CIRC HRS         25 hrs
AVERAGE ROP             54.0m/hr

PAD HIGHLIGHTS

TOTAL METERS           19,290m MD
TOTAL DRILL HRS       409 hrs
TOTAL CIRC HRS         124 hrs
AVERAGE ROP             47.2m/hr

TECHNOLOGIES

  • XPACE EM MWD
  • Pacesetter Orbit RSS
  • Montney High Performance Motor

 

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Record Montney Well for Crew

Crew Energy Inc. drills BC Montney well in a record 6.6 days

Utilizing Pacesetter’s combined technologies of our modified Orbit RSS and XPACE EM MWD platform, Crew drilled a record Montney well in NE BC reaching TD at 5,860m MD in only 6.6 days from Spud to TD.

The 3,855m build and lateral were completed in a single run with RSS, drilling for 49.25 hours with an average ROP of 78.3m/hr.

Congratulations to Crew Energy Inc. and the rig crews of PD 547 for this great accomplishment.

MONTNEY

OPERATOR                Crew Energy Inc.
HOLE SIZE                 222mm / 159mm
TOTAL DEPTH           5,860m MD

BUILD HIGHLIGHTS

  • Drilled 240m in 6 hours; 2005m to 2245m
  • Average ROP of 40m/hr
  • Completed a 3D build using Pacesetter’s Orbit RSS from 44.5deg to 90deg inc with 20deg of turn
  • RSS achieved 8.5/30deg build rates in the Montney
  • Only 6 downlinks required

LATERAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Drilled 3615m in 43.25 hours; 2245m to 5860m
  • Average ROP of 83.6m/hr
  • 19 downlinks required

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Pacesetter’s Orbit RSS
  • XPACE EM MWD with Live Link

 

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Record 4,245m RSS Montney Run

Pacesetter’s Orbit RSS drills longest one run RSS lateral with Crew in NE BC

Crew Energy utilized Pacesetter’s combined technologies of our modified Orbit RSS and XPACE EM MWD platform to successfully drill the longest single run Montney lateral in NE BC. The 4,245m one run lateral was drilled in 76.5hrs, completing the well at 6,210m MD in only 8.75 days from spud.

In addition to this accomplishment, Pacesetter’s 5 subsequent longest one run RSS laterals have been drilled in the last 6 months; 3 in total being with Crew.

Congratulations to Crew Energy Inc. and the rig crews of PD 547 for this great achievement.

MONTNEY

OPERATOR                Crew Energy Inc.
HOLE SIZE                 159mm
RUN DETAILS            1,965m MD to 6,210m MD
METERS DRILLED     4,245m
DRILLING HOURS     76.5 hrs
AVERAGE ROP           55.5m/hr

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Landed the 3D build section from 74deg Inclination with 27deg turn
  • Completed another 20deg of turn once landed
  • Produced 9.5deg/30m RSS outputs
  • 8.75 days from Spud to TD
  • Reached TD 2.5 days ahead of the pad average

TECHNOLOGIES

  • Pacesetter’s Orbit RSS
  • XPACE EM MWD

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Record Montney Laterals for Velvet

Pacesetter’s Montney motor selection proves to be huge success

Using Pacesetter’s combined technologies of XPACE EM MWD, our modified PowerDrive Orbit RSS, and Montney High Performance motor, Velvet drilled their fastest laterals in the Montney field.

Congratulations to Velvet Energy Ltd., Ramdar Resource Management Ltd., and the rig crews of Savanna 639 on these impressive accomplishments.

MONTNEY

OPERATOR         Velvet Energy Ltd.
HOLE SIZE          159mm

1st LATERAL HIGHLIGHTS

METERS DRILLED      2,695m MD
CIRC HOURS              73 hrs
MAX ROP                    115m/hr
AVERAGE ROP            52.8m/hr

2nd LATERAL HIGHLIGHTS

METERS DRILLED      2,706m MD
CIRC HOURS              75 hrs
MAX ROP                    115m/hr
AVERAGE ROP            55.8m/hr

TECHNOLOGIES

  • XPACE EM MWD
  • Pacesetter Orbit RSS
  • Montney High Performance Motor

 

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Record Pembina Well for Ridgeback

Fastest Pembina well drilled by Ridgeback Resources Inc.

By utilizing Pacesetter’s XPACE EM MWD platform, Ridgeback drilled their fastest Pembina well to date in just over 4 days making it the fastest well in the field.

Congratulations to Ridgeback Resources Inc, NL Fisher Supervision & Engineering, and the rig crews of PD 309 on this accomplishment!

CARDIUM

OPERATOR         Ridgeback Resources Inc.
HOLE SIZE          251mm / 159mm
TOTAL DEPTH    3265m MD

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2,653m drilled in a single run
  • TD reached in 4 days

TECHNOLOGIES

  • XPACE EM MWD

 

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Pacesetter HB Orbit RSS Has Consistent Success Drilling Build Sections

Pacesetter’s High Build Orbit RSS successfully drilled 76 build sections in 2020

Our Calgary based RSS Operations, Research & Development, and Maintenance teams are continually making modifications to the original PowerDrive Orbit platform to meet client needs.

Over the past 12 months Pacesetter has drilled 76 build sections using our HB Orbit RSS in 222mm, 171mm, 159mm and 156mm hole sizes.

  • 33 successful build sections from a starting inclination of 45 to 70 degrees
  • 43 successful build sections from a starting inclination of 0 to 45 degrees
  • 39 HB Orbit BHAs drilled build and lateral in one run to TD

 

THE RESULT

AVG METERS DRILLED            2,020m
TOTAL METERS DRILLED        179,825m
AVG TIME DRILLED                  45.5 hrs
TOTAL TIME DRILLED              4,045 hrs
AVG ROP                                   44.5m/hr
LONGEST RUN                         5,186m

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Average outputs of 7.5 deg/30
  • Highest outputs recorded at 12.87/30
  • 70 wells drilled using XPACE EM MWD
  • 6 wells drilled using Redline Pulse MWD

TARGET FORMATIONS

  • Montney
  • Duvernay
  • Wilrich
  • Fahler
  • Cardium

 

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