MWD and Directional Services

MWDLite® Positive Pulse Monitoring While Drilling System (MWD)

On demand inclination and azimuth readings are an effective means of keeping the well bore vertical. Timely information allows for changes to drilling parameters, and thus well bore deviation can be better controlled. The MWD Lite® System utilizes all of the same parts from the Departure Energy’s Latitude® MWD system and therefore all of it’s attributes. Azimuth readings require the installation of the tool into a Non-Magnetic Drill Collar. The tool comes with rubber stabilizers which are easily sized on location to fi t any collar I.D.

Features & Benefits:

• Efficient, compact, low-maintenance
• Manufactured in Canada
• Rugged design
• Modular for easy assembly and transportation.
• MWD retrievable (optional cutter sub)
• Collar O.D. - 3.5” to 9.5”
• High torque/high efficiency stepper motor design
• Digital signal processing with adjustable pulse filters

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Lightning II® Electro-Magnetic Wave Measurement While Drilling System (EM-MWD)

The Lightning® EM-MWD uses a di-pole electromagnetic wave propagation methodology to transmit the data from the downhole MWD tool to surface. Electromagnetic wave propagation tools do not rely on the mud system for signal generation - this potentially minimizes survey wait times and allows for under-balanced drilling where the drill fluid has been aerated. It is also extremely efficient in areas of lost circulation where LCM causes problems with traditional Mud Pulse MWD systems.

Features & Benefits

• Does not rely on the mud system to establish telemetry
• Able to communicate with aerated muds
• Enhanced DSP detection algorithms
• Pressure monitoring
• Configurable data streams
• 2 way communication
• Better control over battery consumption

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Latitude™ Focused Gamma Add-On

The ‘Focused’ Gamma is an add-on to the Latitude MWD with an eccentricity shielded scintillator providing a 120 degree aperture. As part of our positive pulse system, the tool ensures top performance in a variety of flow ranges and collar diameters from 3.5 inches to 9.5 inches outside tool diameter. This modularity, combined with the MWD system’s rugged and retrievable design, minimizes rig downtime and financial risk. This has been proven to be the most effective manner of adding directional sensitivity to the Gamma.

Features & Benefits:

• Staying in thinly bedded formations
• Inference of formation dip angles
• Relative distance from formations with large differing API counts

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Model AP250 Electric Dipole System

The Model AP250 Electric Dipole System measures and transmits downhole data to the surface, enabling the directional drilling of a borehole. Data transmitted typically includes the inclination and azimuth angles of the borehole, the drilling system toolface (roll angle), and the tool temperature. The system can also be configured to transmit accelerometer and magnetometer sensor values, which can then be used to calculate the borehole angles.

Features & Benefits:

• Proven design with high reliability and an MTBF above 2500 hours
• Data transmission from depths of 3000+ meters in favorable conditions
• Real time Annulus Pressure, Drill Collar Internal Pressure and Gamma

Applications:

• Underbalanced Drilling
• High Speed Drilling where fast data rates are required
• Low Pressure Formations or Lost Circulation Situations

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Performance Drilling

Positive Displacement Mud Motors

The DES line of mud motors integrates the latest generation sealed bearing technology with the most recent power sections designs. The unique sealed bearing assembly has 3 radial supported bearings that are oil filled and pressure balanced. The output shaft is slightly larger than most other competitor offerings, increasing the strength of the shaft, reducing the bending stresses and the associated likelihood of fatigue induced failures.

Features & Benefits:

• Performance Power sections
• Latest Elastomer composition
• Broad application range
• Integrated Float Sub
• Sealed Bearing Pack
• Larger Connecting shaft
• Larger Output shaft

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Drilling Tools

G-Force™ Vertical Guidance Tool

G-Force™ Vertical Guidance System consists of a uniquely stabilized High Performance PDM with Tilt Module, Departure’s MWDLite™ System and software, which, after initial system setup by a qualified Departure Energy Services technician, enables steering operation of the Directional BHA by the drilling foreman and rig crew.

Departure Energy personnel can monitor well bore position through remote EDR (Electronic Data Recorder) access. Support to rig site personnel is provided by Departure’s on-call Senior Directional Drilling supervisors.

G-Force™ engineered stabilized performance directional drilling assemblies are configured according to hole size, geographic location, geology, bit selection, well objectives, and well design.

Features & Benefits:

• Eliminates fanning often required to stay vertical, thus increasing ROP
• Decrease in Torque and Drag
• Reduction in daily DIRECTIONAL/MWD supervision and associated costs
• System is compatible with any standard PDC or TRI-CONE drill bit
• Significant cost savings compared to high end rotary vertical systems
• Gamma Ray logging available independently, or as a system add-on
• MWD (Inc, Az, TF) System can be configured to be fully retrievable
• Additional Motor and String Stabilization can be provided
• Torque and Drag and BHA Modeling services available
• Final Borehole Survey computation provided

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GroundPounder™ Drilling Jar

Jars are typically used in sticky hole conditions in an attempt to free Drilling Assemblies when they become mechanically stuck in hole. The Jars allow for the push/pull impact forces to be intensified potentially to six times the force that can be normally applied.

Features & Benefits:

• Simple Up/Down motion
• Insensitive to Torque
• Commonly run as Hydraulic/Mechanical
• Can also be run either as a straight mechanical or straight Hydraulic.
• Normally mechanical latch set at 50% of the Jarring Load
• Easily alterable Jarring loads and Tripping ratios
• Easy Operation

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Non-Magnetic Drill Collars

Our Non-Magnetic Drill collars are made from 15-15LC® a modified stainless steel, which is an austenitic, nitrogen strengthened stainless steel. With the lower carbon content carbides do not tend to readily precipitate in the material’s grain boundaries, providing an improved resistance to intergranular stress-corrosion cracking. The portions of nickel, chromium, nitrogen, manganese and molybdenum are carefully blended to further enhance the material’s resistance to cracking.

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