Some published papers relating to Vector Magnetics LLC

 

• IADC-SPE paper 39389, 1998-Collision Avoidance Using Single Wire Magnetic Ranging Technique at Milne Point

In high well density environments, wellbore collision avoidance typically requires creative trajectory planning, carefully executed directional drilling and rigorous downhole surveying. This magnetic ranging technique has been used to drill an otherwise inaccessible target

• IADC-SPE paper 39396, 1998-Stopping a Water Crossflow in a Sour Gas Producer Well

This paper presents a summary of the strategy and execution for intersecting and plugging at a depth of 2730m. The control of trajectory was the main key of success for this operation. 

 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 27466-New Electromagnetic Surveying/Ranging Method for Drilling Parallel Horizontal Twin Wells >

An electromagnetic source was used in conjunction with MWD survey instrument to drill 2 parallel horizontal wells. 

• Petroleum Engineer International, May, 1994, Electromagnetic Method Allows Subsurface Re-entry Into Problem Wells 

Wellspot guides directional drilling and milling of a subsurface re-entry window in a gas storage well. 

 

• Oil and Gas Journal, December 21, 1992-Magnetic Ranging Tool Accurately Guides Replacement Well. 

Wellspot guided replacement well to intersect for plug and abandonment. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers -Society of Petroleum Engineers Drilling Engineering, June, 1992-Use of New Ranging Tool To Position a Vertical Well Adjacent to a Horizontal Well

Wellspot Z-axis tool guided placement of 3 vertical observation wells along horizontal steam flood well. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 22562-Spindletop Revisited: Operations at a Deep Relief Well 

Wellspot guided relief well to intersection with a drill string in open hole, December, 1990. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 20420-Relief Well Planning and Drilling for a North Sea Underground Blowout >

Wellspot guided intersection in open hole below the drill bit at 4700 meters depth in the North Sea, December, 1989. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 16677-Relief Well Planning and Drilling for SLB-5-4X Blowout Maracaibo, Venezuela >

Wellspot used for proximity detection during the relief well operations on the Lake Maracaibo blowout of 1986. 

• Oil and Gas Journal, May 20, 1985-Case History of Texas' Largest Blowout Shows Successful Techniques on Deepest Relief Well 

Case history of Apache Corp. Key blowout, guided with Wellspot. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper, 18059-Operations at a Deep Relief Well: The TXO Marshall 

Wellspot used for the successful relief well of a deep blowout in East Texas, January 1985. 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, June, 1984-An Electromagnetic Survey Method for Directionally Drilling a Relief Well Into a Blown Out Oil or Gas Well 

A description of the first use of the Wellspot principle for proximity detection in May of 1980 

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, paper 11996-Successful ELREC Logging for Casing Proximity in an Offshore Louisiana Blowout >

An early success of the Wellspot principle for guiding the drilling of a relief well in October 1982.