PowerDrive vorteX RT

Powered RSS with wireless communicator

PERFORMANCE
Wireless Wireless
communicator communicator
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TeleScope LWD Motor/reamer Optional PowerDrive X5

stabilizer

Wireless Wireless
communicator communicator
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TeleScope LWD Motor/reamer PowerDrive Xceed

GEOSTEERING Wireless Wireless

communicator communicator
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TeleScope LWD Motor/reamer geoVISION PowerDrive Xceed

The interchangeable BHA layout works with PowerDrive X5 and PowerDrive Xceed systems.

APPLICATIONS The PowerDrive vorteX RT* powered rotary steerable system

Geosteering
Performance drilling for
complex environments
such as deep water
(RSS) with wireless communicator combines the power of the
PowerDrive vorteX* RSS with the confidence of wireless,
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real-time information. The system takes performance drilling
one step further by producing near-bit information above and
below the BHA components, allowing you to accurately reach
Average ROP, ft/h
Average ROP, m/h

Minimizing stick/slip 30.4 100

Drilling in hard reservoirs
such as carbonates
your target in less time.
CONFIDENT GEOSTEERING AND NAVIGATION
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Addressing the increasing importance of near-bit information
in landing wells and remaining in the reservoir sweet spot,
the PowerDrive vorteX RT RSS sends real-time wireless 6.0 20
communication from above and below BHA components.
The electromagnetic induction propagation (IMAG) Conventional RSS
communication system uses antenna coils to generate and Motored RSS

PowerDrive vorteX RT system

detect an electromagnetic field. The bidirectional, half-duplex
communication runs in all formation types, jumping more than
20 m [65.61 ft] of BHA, and includes real-time gamma ray,
resistivity, and neutron density information. This data can be
Real-time, wireless communication gave a driller
in the North Sea the confidence to drill ahead
faster, doubling ROP.
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BENEFITS
Faster, confident drilling,
reducing rig time and cost
Performance drilling through:
Reduced stick/slip
Torque at the bit
Increased ROP
Longer run length
Decreased
chance of
drillstring or casing
failure
Smoother borehole

FEATURES
IMAG wireless
communication system
Flexible BHA design with
third-party components
Near-bit measurements
Fully rotating system
Geosteering with
geoVISION* imaging-
while-drilling service
below the power section

Running the PowerDrive vorteX RT system in hole gave a client in the Middle East successful geosteering
in a thin-bedded carbonate reservoir.

used for geosteering, choosing formation boundaries, and navigating

thin beds. The near-bit inclination and azimuth helps maintain the
trajectory in unconsolidated formations so you can geosteer faster
in even complex reservoirs.
FLEXIBLE BHA
The BHA is completely flexible. Any Schlumberger RSSPowerDrive X5*,
PowerDrive Xceed*, or PowerV* servicecan be used, depending on
drilling conditions. Furthermore, the system has the ability to jump any
power section or mechanical BHA component such as third-party reamers.
The PowerDrive vorteX RT system offers all the advantages of a powered
RSS, plus a totally flexible BHA design with the ability for you to drill ahead
faster with confidence.