Predictive Drilling Unlocks Significant Performance Gains in the Powder River Basin
Improving Stability, Control, and Daily Footage with Real-Time Optimization
An operator in the Powder River Basin faced differential pressure dysfunction, delayed response time, and inconsistent ROP, which limited daily footage and constrained lateral efficiency. By implementing Corva’s Predictive Drilling, the team introduced closed-loop, real-time parameter optimization to stabilize rotary ROP, reduce dysfunction, and improve drilling control across the lateral.
Key Results & Value Delivered
Corva’s Predictive Drilling delivered measurable improvement across the lateral and full well, including:
- Significant increase in lateral footage per day compared to similar wells
- Record-breaking lateral performance versus all non-Predictive Drilling wells
- Higher differential pressure applied safely, improving rate of penetration (ROP) without raising operational limits
- First-ever one-mile-per-day lateral for the operator
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