... Abstract A new joint venture operator, established to take over an existing strategic producing field with ongoing drilling operations, took the opportunity to design a new collision avoidance standard, based on the latest WPTS (Wellbore Positioning Technical Section) probability method...

... is being moved from the drill site into the office. A system is proposed capable of balancing the efficiency of automated systems while retaining the safety afforded by expert supervision. Changing the way collision avoidance is conducted enables the full realization of the benefits of autonomous drilling...

... America Land, or in the future, supervising autonomous drilling systems. The proposed system changes the drilling supervision requirements for what has previously been a high-risk scenario (collision avoidance drilling). Proactive monitoring by an expert can be safely transitioned to a "management...

... also known as collision avoidance. Even fewer understand how much effect your latitude can have on this type of calculation. This paper will address these complications. After a short overview on wellbore placement, the paper will first discuss some theory on what makes high latitude wellbore...

...Management – Do They Ask The Right Questions about Borehole Surveying? Abstract This paper highlights key knowledge that was shared at the SPE Collision Avoidance and Well Interceptions Applied Technology Workshop held in Inverness, September 2012. It has been written to raise awareness...

... Abstract In high well density environments, wellbore collision avoidance typically requires creative trajectory planning, carefully executed directional drilling and rigorous downhole surveying. In exceptionally congested developments, these techniques alone may prove inadequate for accessing...

...IADC/SPE IADC/SPE 19989 The Travelling Cylinder: A Practical Tool for Collision Avoidance J.L. Thorogood and S.J. Sawaryn, BP Exploration SPE Members Copyright 1990, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference. This paper was prepared for presentation at the 1990 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference held in Houston...