Halliburton and Sekal AS have deployed what they claim is the world’s first automated on-bottom drilling system with the integration of Halliburton’s LOGIX automation and remote operations, Sekal’s Drilltronics, and the rig automation control system.
The partners delivered a well for Equinor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf with an integrated closed-loop control technology. This system is designed to orchestrate autonomous directional drilling with automated wellbore hydraulics and dynamic surface drilling rig equipment control, Halliburton says.
The companies say they can now optimize drilling parameters in real time and deliver precise well placement with the push of a button through integrated automated rig controls.
The system is designed to optimize well placement and drilling within safe limits through real-time models of subsurface, wellbore fluid and pressure systems, Halliburton says. It achieves this by coupling the models with smart directional drilling tools and the rig automation control system.
The system includes LOGIX orchestration, auto steer, vibration mitigation and hole cleaning with Sekal Drilltronics dynamic safeguards, and automation functions.
