Deep down

Citation

(1999), "Deep down", Work Study, Vol. 48 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ws.1999.07948fab.018

Deep down

Deep down

Baroid, a division of Halliburton Energy Services, was instrumental in helping to set two new world records for extended reach drilling (ERD). With the help of Baroid products, the Cuenca Austral consortium, operated by TOTAL Austral, recently set world records for total drilled length and horizontal departure in its Cullen Norte 1 well in Argentina. The total drilled length of the well, located in the Cuenca Marine Austral offshore permit area near Tierra del Fuego, is 11,184 meters (36,693 feet or 7 miles). The horizontal departure is 10,585 meters (34,728 feet or 6.6 miles). True vertical depth of the well is 1,657 meters (5,436 feet or 1 mile). The Argentine Baroid team assisted with the engineering, operation and maintenance of drilling fluids on the project. Prior to operation start-up, the team performed extensive testing of fluids at the request of the operator. The fluid that was used in the record well made use of Barofibre - the fibrous cellulosic material successfully reduced the extreme torque encountered while drilling the well. To date, Baroid has provided the fluids work for 13 of the top 15 ERD wells in the world. See http://www.halliburton.com/ for more information.