Case Study
AutoTrak Drilled Deepwater Well 10 Days Ahead of AFE in GOM
Benefit Saved 10 days as compared with AFE Challenges ? Exploratory/appraisal well with 14,000 ft (4,267 m) of salt section with possible inclusions at salt base ? 2D J-profile well in a salt formation in water depth of >3,000 ft (914 m) ? Hole size: 26 in.; 18 1 /8 × 21 in.; 16½ in.; 12¼ × 13½ in. ? Gulf of Mexico, Green Canyon 726 ? Anadarko Petroleum Corp. ? June – August 2007 Baker Hughes Solution and Results ? Deployed 12¾-in.