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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