A Tale of Four Wells
Four 8,000' wells were drilled in the same field by one Operator, using the same rig. Two
wells were drilled utilizing a mud system without TORKease, encountering significant tight hole, stuck pipe, and other related hole problems.
TORKease was incorporated into Wells C and D, with significant improvements in drilling rate and hole conditions.
The addition of TORKease eliminated stuck drill pipe and fishing problems; increased penetration rate by as much as 35.9%; reduced rotating hours by as much as 35.4%; reduced rig time days by as much as 41.9%; significantly reduced overall well cost. Four subsequent wells have been drilled using TORKease, without sticking and with no loss of drilling time.
|
Well A
Drilling Fluid X |
Well B
Drilling Fluid X |
Well C
Drilling Fluid X + TORKease |
Well D
Drilling Fluid X + TORKease |
|
| Rotating Hours |
480
|
388.3
|
354
|
309.8
|
| Number of Days |
31
|
25
|
21.5
|
18
|
| Drill Rate, ft/hr |
14.75
|
18.28
|
20.05
|
22.79
|
| Trouble Time, hrs |
90.5
|
70
|
1.75
|
0
|
| Trouble Cost @ $125/hr |
$11,312.50
|
$8,750.00
|
$218.75
|
$0.00
|
Only TORKease remains stable and decreases torque in our geothermal slim-hole, diamond coring operations where existing formation temperatures
exceed 500°F 
-New Mexico
Without TORKease on location to provide lubrication for our high temperature geothermal exploration tests, we shut down!
-Hawaii
If you improve TORKease any more, it will be so slick we won’t be able to keep it in the bucket!