Repsol signs multi-well deal for Enhanced Drilling's RMR® technology at the redeveloped Yme Field

ONE of the world's leading multi-energy companies, Repsol, has signed up to use Enhanced Drilling's RMR® Riserless Mud Recovery system in the North Sea in a multi-well deal due to commence in May 2022.

RMR® helps Repsol unlock valuable reserves

Repsol has turned a decommissioning project into a producing asset, where some of the existing infrastructure and design will be reused together with new facilities.

To help unlock the recoverable reserves at the Yme field, Enhanced Drilling's zero-emissions RMR® Riserless Mud Recovery system will be used together with the Cuttings Transport System to drill three top-holes section and three 17 ½" sections with mud returned to the rig without the use of a riser. The planned batch campaign will set all three top-holes concurrently.

By using the RMR® system, not only can the engineered, weighted drilling fluid be used to mitigate any top-hole instability challenges, the system also enables the well to be monitored - a unique benefit in top-hole sections.

Also, as all drilling fluid is returned to the rig, no fluid or chemicals are released during drilling - this provides protection to sea, saves operating cost and reduces the required mud volume compared to PAD (pump-And-Dump) operations.

'Over 1000 wells reached'

Enhanced Drilling is thrilled to be working with Repsol on the redevelopment of the Yme field. "We are very pleased that Repsol has chosen our zero-emissons RMR® and Cuttings Transport System (CTS) solutions for this project. Overcoming top-hole instability can be a challenge, but, with over 1000 wells reached to date, our proven offshore technology not only helps create top-hole stability and associated cost savings, but also reduces emissions and discharge to sea during drilling" said Bernt Eikemo, VP Sales & Marketing.

Enhanced Drilling
Smålonane 16, P.O Box 351, 5343 Straume, Norway
Bernt Eikemo, +47 977 27 760, beei@enhanced-drilling.com

Enhanced Drilling aims to help oil companies around the world solve challenges on all types of subsea wells, from top-hole drilling, intermediate section drilling, and reservoir drilling through the whole well construction process including completion. Enhanced Drilling provides technologies and services that have been deployed on more than 1000+ wells worldwide including RMR®, EC-Drill® Managed Pressure Drilling system, Cuttings Transport System (CTS) (which is used to take cuttings away from the wellhead area), MPC Managed Pressure Cementing (MPC®), a complementary technology to RMR®, and the newly developed EC- Monitor system (EC-M).

Enhanced Drilling, which is headquartered in Straume just outside of Bergen, Norway, has facilities in the USA and Australia.

This release was published on openPR.