S-shape 61° · Volga-Ural

Well Field test №5

S-shape well at 61° with a long 2,745 m reach. FRS reduced hook load on POOH and drilling torque on extended-reach wells.

TD
4,130 m
Reach
2,745 m
FRS count
80
Inputs

Well profile

61°
S-shape wellbore
4,130 m
TD
2,745 m
Horizontal reach
220.7 mm
Section 1,359–4,130 m
1.35 g/cm³
Water-based mud
178 mm
Casing shoe
Project goals

Project goals

  • 01

    Reduce hook load on POOH

  • 02

    Reduce drilling torque on extended-reach wells

  • 03

    Open access to targets at longer reach

Solution

Technology

FRS

FRS-127
FRS — Friction Reduction System

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.

01

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.

02

Friction coefficient < 0.06

Low-friction composite — Kompozit №1. For reference: steel on steel runs at 0.13 in the lab. 2×+ less friction.

03

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.

Outcome

Key results

29.0 → 21.6 kN·m
−26%
Bit torque
156 → 144 t
−12 t
Hook load on POOH
TO TARGET
3,200 m
Enables longer-reach wells
Takeaways

Conclusions and lessons

  • 01

    Axial friction and torque reduction

    Done

    FRS confirmed the published spec on axial friction and torque reduction.

  • 02

    Longer reach

    Open

    FRS opens up wells with extended reach to target — up to 3,200 m.

Equipment

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.

Engineering

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.

Field support

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.

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Send your well data and constraints — we'll run T&D modeling and come back with a configuration and the expected impact.

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