Data access is improved by integrating electronic tour sheets with the operator's daily drilling report.

Operators and drilling contractors commonly use computers to record and transmit daily drilling reports from the rigsite to the office. A properly designed well information system can take this to the next level, actually improving the drilling process by planning, scheduling, tracking and measuring performance. Such a system enables operators to simplify office-field collaboration by sharing information securely so that operational decisions can be made using the most up-to-date information.
More and more drilling contractors are using International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) -compliant electronic tour sheets on the same rig information network that hosts the real-time drilling data. The drilling contractor's morning reports and operator's morning reports also share much of the same data, so integrating them with the tour sheets and real-time drilling data would have similar benefits.
The problem with this method is that while both systems have similar requirements, neither the operator nor the contractor benefits from the other's effort. Both systems require rigsite computers, software, data entry, a secure communication system and a method of viewing and analyzing the data. After the data are sent to headquarters, further information technology (IT) support is required to install and manage the information database.
To solve this problem, Pason and Peloton recently introduced an integrated system that reduces data entry time and the cost of redundant systems while improving access to data. The companies realized they could create an integrated system by merging Pason's strength in electronic drilling data acquisition, remote communications and Internet data management with Peloton's specialized drilling and well data software solutions. Pason will install Peloton's WellView on its electronic drilling recorder networks employed on nearly 90% of the drilling rigs in Canada and 20% of the rigs in the United States by the third quarter of this year.
"By deploying WellView with Pason's rig presence and customer support structure, the wellsite users will not have to learn multiple software products with different interfaces and forms," said Jim Hill, president of Pason Systems Inc. "This will simplify the training and support requirements from their head office."
How it works
The integration system's rigsite component consists of a real-time electronic drilling recorder that gathers information from sensors on the rig. The easy-to-use electronic contractor morning report then "auto-populates" from the IADC or CAODC tour sheet. All the reporting requirements for a rig, including bit, bottomhole assembly, time log, mud, safety, personnel and rig activity descriptions, are captured in these drilling contractor reports.
This information is available to the company's drilling foreman in real time using the secure rigsite network. With the Pason/Peloton data integration system, operator morning report data is auto-populated from the drilling contractor reports so that the drilling foreman does not have to re-enter data and therefore can focus on the drilling process. With less data entry, costs, errors and operational management issues are reduced. Peloton's data-driven schematic provides an interactive, visual navigator to bring additional clarity to the information.
These data are transferred automatically and securely via satellite to the Pason DataHub, where they are available to view or download via the Internet. Authorized personnel can view data from any Web-connected computer. Operators using Peloton WellView software for their corporate well information system are able to keep their corporate reporting database current.
Those using other reporting and application systems soon will be able to import daily reporting information using the WITSML data standard. An additional benefit to the new data integration system is that smaller operators can implement a powerful electronic well information system without the costly IT infrastructure required previously.
For more information, visit www.peloton.com or www.pason.com.

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