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INTEQ Launches TruTrak™ Automated Directional Drilling Service
HOUSTON − May 18, 2006 − INTEQ has introduced the
new TruTrak™ automated directional drilling service,
which combines
X-treme drilling motor technology with
state-of-the-art closed loop automated rib steering. The
non-rotating TruTrak system provides superior hole
quality, high rate of penetration (ROP), and minimum
wear-and-tear on the drill string and downhole tools.
"The TruTrak service is based on INTEQ's experience with
our AutoTrak™ rotary steerable service and
the
VertiTrak™ service designed for vertical
drilling," explained INTEQ President Martin Craighead.
"The TruTrak service brings a step change to the
drilling efficiency and precision of typical directional
wells in low spread-cost environments such as North
America. This type of automated integrated steerable
system is expected to be the technology of the future."
The TruTrak drilling system combines the automated
steering control from INTEQ's established AutoTrak
rotary steerable system, integrated directional
measurement-while-drilling (MWD) and
X-treme™ motor technology to provide improved
wellpath control and drilling efficiency vs. traditional
drilling technology. The system's modular design permits
the addition of additional MWD sensors, if required by
the application.
The TruTrak service has already delivered superior
wellbores and cost savings under challenging drilling
conditions in western Canada and the mid-continent U.S.
region. "For a recent well in Canada, the TruTrak
service saved the operator over US$ 1 million in
drilling costs," reported Matthias Reich, INTEQ Product
Line Manager for VertiTrak and TruTrak services.
INTEQ, a division of Baker Hughes, is a provider of
Advanced While-Drilling technologies and services. Major
capabilities include directional drilling,
Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD), Logging-While-Drilling
(LWD) and well-site information management services.
Baker Hughes is a leading provider of drilling,
formation evaluation, completion and production products
and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.
CONTACT:
Stephen Scheffer, 713/625-4465
stephen.scheffer@bakerhughes.com
The TruTrak service is improving borehole
quality and cutting drilling costs for operators
targeting deep gas in western Canada and the
mid-continent U.S. region.
The TruTrak service improved borehole
quality for a mid-continent U.S. region well (right) in
comparison to an offset well. |
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