The Challenge
Well engineers needed to analyze extensive historical drilling information when identifying offset wells and developing plans for new wells. However, critical evidence was fragmented across multiple data platforms, Daily Drilling Reports (DDR), and telemetry systems, making analysis manual, time-consuming, and highly dependent on specialist knowledge.
Formation, BHA, bit, mud, trajectory, ROP, shock & vibration, and failure information were also not consistently compared at the same level of detail. This made it difficult to trace recommendations and exclusions back to source evidence, engineering rules, thresholds, and data quality.
With drilling costs reaching up to US$500K per day, longer planning cycles, and variable drilling decisions increased exposure to operational risk and non-productive time. The organization needed a governed and explainable approach to convert historical drilling evidence into actionable recommendations while systematically retaining knowledge for future wells.
