ComputerWell offers software solutions for drilling operations, providing real-time surveillance and data analysis to optimize performance. Their tools enable enhanced monitoring and decision-making throughout the drilling process.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Conventional drilling surveillance relies on sparse physical measurements, often taken far from the drill bit, and is prone to errors due to hysteresis and dynamic effects. Derived parameters like weight on bit (WOB) and rate of penetration (ROP) are often inaccurate under non-steady-state conditions, leading to suboptimal drilling performance and increased costs.
Solution
ComputerWell's DrillComputer is a software application that provides real-time surveillance and decision support for drilling operations. It utilizes an ultrafast drillstring simulator in combination with pattern recognition methods to predict crucial drilling parameters. By modeling drillstring dynamics, the software mitigates the limitations of conventional surveillance methods, providing a more accurate understanding of downhole conditions. The DrillComputer enables faster-than-real-time computations of axial and torsional motions and stresses, offering a new perspective on saving drilling costs.
Target Audience
The primary users are drilling engineers, drilling supervisors, and oil and gas companies seeking to optimize drilling performance, reduce costs, and improve decision-making during drilling operations.
Features
- Ultrafast drillstring simulator for predicting drillstring dynamics
- High-resolution graphical user interface for handling vast amounts of data
- User-friendly zooming functionality for detailed data analysis
- Connectivity to offset data for analyzing similar problems in nearby wells
- Precise ROP calculation, accounting for downhole dynamics
- Accurate WOB and on-bottom detection, even with hookload measurement errors
- Precise MSE calculation, avoiding the need for extensive data smoothing
- Along-string inspection mode for visualizing parameters along the drillstring