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EXTENDED REACH DRILLING [1 record]

Record 1 2009-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
CONT

Some of these wells will be drilled using a modern drilling technique called extended reach drilling (ERD). This technique allows oil and gas targets to be drilled using a rig located a great distance away, and is aimed at significantly reducing the overall cost of development and minimizing offshore environmental impacts.

Key term(s)
  • long-reach drilling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Le forage à long déport permet, à partir d'une seule infrastructure de forage, d'atteindre différents réservoirs d'hydrocarbures situés, selon la dimension horizontale, à plusieurs kilomètres d'elle. Il permet en particulier de réaliser des économies substantielles en offshore, en diminuant le nombre de plates-formes de production à construire [...] voire de forer à partir du rivage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
CONT

La perforación de largo alcance, conocida en el ambiente como ERD, depende de un buen trabajo de sísmica anterior, que permita garantizar la existencia del yacimiento, y ciertas características que ofrezcan indicios sobre la rentabilidad del pozo. La perforación ERD implica una inversión sumamente costosa [...]

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