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are to introduce this system into the North
American market in 2017," he reports.
Since its 2015 release, Friedheim reports
the HydraGlyde™ high-performance WBM
has been used in 26 Permian wells. He
notes the wells have a maximum lateral
length of 12,000 feet, and operators report
ROPs ranging from 120 to 150 feet/hour
in the lateral sections. Discussing several
wells drilled in the Woodford Basin, he
says one had a bottom-hole temperature
of 285 degrees and density above 15
pounds/gallon. In that case, he says HydraGlyde replaced an OBM and exhibited
better torque values with no issues running
casing or cementing.
Operators are looking for alternatives
to NAFs for a variety of factors, including
safety and environmental compliance, logistical costs involving containment and
hauling of cuttings and fluids, as well as
increased contingency materials such as
lost circulation products, Friedheim assesses. "The challenge has been to find a
WBM that can perform as well as an
NAF to minimize the costs and reduce
the overall economics for single-well and
multiple-well pad drilling applications,"
he offers. "In the past year, these challenges
have been met and surpassed with various
WBM options that depend on the specific
application."

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