Statoil gets top drilling score
Posted: 16 November 2003
A top score for efficient drilling operations during 2002 has been
awarded to Statoil in a benchmarking of 18 European operator companies.
Carried out by Rushmore Associates, this comparison places the
group as best or among the best in all the categories covered.
The benchmarking is based on 280 wells drilled off Europe during
the year. Accounting for 60 of these, Statoil ranks as the largest
participant.
Statoil was far above the norm for daily drilling progress, at
103.5 metres compared with an average of 65, notes Mads Grinrød,
vice president for drilling and well technology.
"This is an excellent result," he says, but adds that
the wells benchmarked could differ greatly in terms of depth, pressure
and geological challenges.
"As a result, they're not wholly comparable. All the same,
the findings confirm that we're doing things right."
Mr Grinrød emphasises that, even though the focus of the
study was on efficiency, all the operations covered were required
to meet proper safety standards.
He believes that Statoil's result must be attributed primarily
to good and well-established processes for planning and follow-up
in the operations entities.
Positive collaboration with drilling contractors and service companies
has also contributed to the group's high ranking.
The most efficient single well in the benchmarking exercise was
drilled by Statoil, notching up a rate of 384.4 metres per day.
Eight Statfjord wells were among the 10 best in the category for
new sidetracks from existing producers, while three of the 10 best
extended-reach wells were also Statoil's.
And the group is best for high pressure and temperature (HTHP)
wells, with a progress of 72 metres per day as against a daily average
of 53 metres.
For more information see http://www.statoil.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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