The jackup rigTrident 9 has achieved the fastest drilling performance in the history of the Japan Vietnam Petroleum Co. (JVPC) in three sections of a record well that included the deepest basement drilling offshore Vietnam.
The performance by theTrident 9 team resulted in a time saving of 30 days to complete the well. The well was completed in 59 days, compared with the client's AFE of 89 days.
TheTrident 9 team reached 19,522 ft MD on JVPC's RD-16X drilling campaign. JVPC's General Director Shiro Takahashi, in a letter of appreciation, noted that crew members set new benchmarks for JVPC, such as drilling the 17-1/2-in. section and setting 13-3/8-in. casing with an overall average of almost 1,007 ft/d. Another record was drilling the 12-1/4-in. section and setting 9-5/8-in. casing with an overall average of almost 890 ft/d.
TheTrident 9 team also had JVPC's best bit run in the tough granite basement section at 1,276 ft, with a rate of penetration of 34 ft/hr.
05/12/04
