BY WORKING WITH THE OPERATOR, H&P REDUCED THE AVERAGE CURVE TIME BY 3 HOURS

Challenge
A major operator in the Midland Basin had been using the H&P Bit Guidance
System with AutoSlide® Technology as their solution to successfully build and
scale their remote directional drilling. Although AutoSlide technology was
consistently producing better than average curve times, there seemed to be
a curve time "ceiling" around 11 hours. H&P believed that curve times below 8
hours were possible in this basin, and set out to raise the bar and help ensure this
operator was achieving optimal performance.
Solution
H&P aims to treat every customer relationship as a true partnership, which is
why our Directional Team approached the operator with a bold plan to pause
AutoSlide technology for the curve section of the hole where the "ceiling"
seemed to exist. Their idea was to drill some of the curves manually to gain new
perspective on what could be hindering optimal performance so that they could
help the operator achieve their desired outcome.