Well 4903/AWP
Horizontal well at 92° with 2,099 m reach, 155.6 mm section. Oil-based mud at up to 115°C. FRS reliability in OBM at high temperature confirmed.
Well profile
Project goals
- 01
Validate FRS in oil-based mud (OBM)
- 02
Validate operation at temperatures up to 115°C
- 03
Reduce torque and hook load on a long horizontal section
- 04
Build headroom for longer horizontals
Technology
FRS
Frameless composite friction reducers. Installed on the drill pipe in zones of maximum side load. The pipe rotates inside a stationary composite sleeve pressed against the wellbore wall.
Plain-bearing principle
The drill pipe rotates inside a stationary composite sleeve. The sleeve is pressed against the wellbore wall or casing by lateral load — never touching the pipe body.
Friction coefficient < 0.06
Low-friction composite — Kompozit №1. For reference: steel on steel runs at 0.13 in the lab. 2×+ less friction.
1–2 min to install
Mounts on the pipe during a trip or on the catwalk. Held by two stop collars. No steel frame, no hinges inside the sleeve.
Key results
Conclusions and lessons
- 01
OBM at 115°C
DoneFRS confirmed reliability in cased hole, oil-based mud, at temperatures up to 115°C.
- 02
Headroom for longer horizontals
OpenSlide drilling now has up to +500 m of headroom for horizontal extension.
We build FRS to your project conditions
We design and supply friction reduction systems for drilling. Tools are engineered for real well conditions and run as part of an engineering plan.
We run T&D — we don't guess
We work through the well data, constraints, and risks. The output: a configuration you can defend and a clear plan for the run.
We're on the rig with you
We support the project on site — align the run scenario, tune parameters, capture the result, and roll the learnings into the next well.
Run the numbers on your well
Send your well data and constraints — we'll run T&D modeling and come back with a configuration and the expected impact.