21% Reduction in Connection Times Improves Offshore Drilling Efficiency Times in 12.25” Hole
Driving Faster, More Efficient Offshore Drilling
An operator in the North Sea faced delays in the 12.25” hole section due to extended survey measurements, added QC procedures, and time spent sending downlinks off bottom. These inefficiencies increased weight-to-weight (W2W) times, slowing the overall drilling progress.
By implementing Baker Hughes’s Fast Surveys procedure and leveraging Corva analytics, the team streamlined slips-to-bottom time, enabled downlinks while drilling, and quantified performance improvements. The result was a measurable reduction in connection times and greater drilling efficiency.
Key Results & Value Delivered
Corva’s analytics, combined with Baker Hughes’s innovative procedures, helped the operator cut non-productive time, accelerate well delivery, and enhance offshore drilling performance. This resulted in:
- 21% reduction in weight-to-weight connection times
- 4.73 minutes saved per connection
- 175 minutes saved across 37 connections in the 12.25” section
- Clear KPI visualization through Corva analytics to validate time savings
