AUTOMATED SLIDING: EFFICIENCIES ACHIEVED IN THE NEXT STAGE OF DRILLING AUTOMATION

In the current drilling climate, efficiency is king: do more with less. This motivation drives disruptive technological innovations in automation of the drilling process. Drilling automation can contribute to this efficiency specifically by automating the sliding process. The paper discusses a case history involving one operator's deployment and results of an automated sliding system. The goal for automating the sliding process was to reduce personnel on location, drive...