Enhanced Drilling secures five-year contract with Equinor

Norway’s Enhanced Drilling has actually revealed a brand-new five-year agreement with Equinor, consisting of making use of all Enhanced Drilling innovations.

This frame arrangement, which worked on February 1, 2024, is the very first of its kind for Enhanced Drilling. It is for operations on the Norwegian continental rack, with an intent of worldwide usage in the future.

“We are enjoyed reveal the extension and growth of our sustaining partnership with Equinor through this thorough frame arrangement,” stated Kjetil Lunde, CEO of Enhanced Drilling.

“We eagerly anticipate leveraging our innovative innovations, consisting of CTS, RMR, MPC, EC-Drill, and EC-Drill double MPD, to boost Equinor’s functional performance and add to the success of their jobs. We are thrilled about the collective chances that lie ahead in forming the future of the oil and gas market.”

Consisted of in the frame arrangement is EC-Drill, a regulated mud level (CML) system developed to manage wellbore pressure, making use of a subsea pump linked to the riser. The system runs along with subsea annulars to guarantee complete pressure control in all areas of the well.

Improved Drilling will likewise provide the cutting transport system (CTS), which gets rid of cuttings from the well location throughout top-hole drilling on semisubmersible rigs and clean-up operations on the seabed.

Furthermore, the riserless mud recuperatey (RMR) system functions as a threat decrease tool, assisting in drilling with stability in top-hole areas. This leads to much safer, quicker operations with a minimized ecological footprint, stated the business.

The handled pressure sealing (MPC) system guarantees the safe seclusion of bothersome zones cost-effectively, even in narrow pressure window conditions.

Within the frame contract, EC-Drill Dual MPD is likewise integrated, including a handled pressure drilling MPD system that incorporates 2 MPD methods. This innovation mostly operates in CML mode however can shift to appear back pressure mode.

In regards to current news originating from the company, Equinor got permission from the nation’s overseas security regulator to utilize among the semi-submersible rigs owned by Odfjell Drilling, an overseas drilling professional, for expedition activities in the North Sea off Norway.

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has actually given Equinor authorization for expedition drilling in the North Sea for wells 15/3-13 S and 15/3-13 A. These expedition activities will allow the Norwegian energy giant to spud the Brokk possibility, which depends on a water depth of 110 meters.