VisiTrak service navigated 2,838 feet of pay sand without pilot hole Challenges • Two horizontal offset wells available for pre-well modeling • Sand distribution in well landing area was unclear due to seismic interpretation limitations • Total planned length of horizontal section was 3,340 ft, with a minimum required net sand of 984.3 ft Results • Drilled horizontal well successfully without a pilot hole • Mapped target sand thickness while following the upper surface of the sand • Mapped correct reservoir using real-time inversion results after crossing faults • Drilled 75% net-to-gross sand along a 3,343.2-ft (1,019-m) horizontal section An operator drilling in the Carapebus reservoir off the shore of Brazil requested that Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), drill an 8-

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