Connecting What’s Needed with What’s Next TM oceaneering.com Case Study Project Overview In early 2018, a major operator started the top- hole drilling of seven wells offshore Guyana. Accurately drilling the wells required that they be positioned horizontally and vertically to within inches of predetermined values. Oceaneering provided engineering, project management, and offshore operations using subsea acoustics to meet this requirement. Issues Failing to accurately position a well can force the re-engineering or adjustment of field design, thus increasing project time and cost. The client discovered this fact early on after a previous exploration well ended up positioned 56 ft (17m) away from its originally proposed site. As a result, the client had to adjust the field’s pro

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