MWD advances aid with drilling

Scientific Drilling International (SDI) is proud to highlight a service that addresses the industry’s toughest wellbore placement and risk mitigation challenges: MagTraC MWD Ranging.

MagTraC isolates the Earth’s naturally occurring magnetic field from the magnetic interference signature of a casing string allowing the distance and direction to the target to be determined. Simply put, MagTraC utilises the raw MWD data to calculate the relative position between wellbores. 

MagTraC delivers value by targeting what is important, as it:

• Enables operational efficiency: supports pairing with SDI’s survey, steering, and MWD systems, or third party MWD systems that can obtain raw data. Allows remote ranging where data can be sent without operational shutdown. 
• Combines with SDI's Continuous BTotal™ real time magnetic monitoring for early detection. 
• Delivers cost and time savings compared to active ranging solutions. 
• Provides increased safety assurance by eliminating additional survey runs or on-site personnel.

The company’s portfolio of proven performance includes challenging jobs such as production recovery, fish bypass, relief well, plug and abandon, close proximity drilling, collision avoidance, ghost well detection, and kick-off assurance. To date, they have successfully completed over 450 jobs, with nearly 60% being completed in just the past five years.

In an uncertain downhole environment, MagTraC enables companies to successfully continue drilling with confidence.

Visit www.scientificdrilling.com/MagTraC to learn more.

Adapted from a press release by David Bizley

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