DBS | Downhole Broadband Solutions

Utilize real-time,high-resolution downhole data to reduce well delivery times and increase production.

Man reviewing Downhole data on a computer monitor
Description

Turn the lights on downhole™

NOV's Downhole Broadband Solutions removes limits on bandwidth and transmission speeds found with mud pulse telemetry (MPT) so you can make informed decisions based on real-time downhole data.

MPT uses pressure pulses in the fluid column to send data, and just like dial-up internet, it has very limited bandwidth (5-40 bits per second). Bandwidth and transmission speed limitations and mud flow requirements for communication restrict the amount of information available to make timely, informed decisions. Whether that results in reliance on modeled data instead of actual downhole conditions or restricting the quantity and quality of logs which impacts geo-steering and hitting the sweet spot, the amount of data you can access in real time impacts drilling efficiency, safety, and wellbore placement.

IntelliPipe is the backbone of NOV's downhole broadband network and enables data to be transmitted at 57,600 bits per second, 2,700 times more than MPT, at the speed of light. M/D Totco's collar-based dynamics measurement tools work in concert with IntelliPipe. Our Along-string Measurement (ASM) and Enhanced Measurement System (EMS), provide downhole measurements for a better understanding of drilling efficiency, hole cleaning, and wellbore stability. Both tools can be run simultaneously in flexible configurations in multiple placements.

Moving from dial-up to broadband provides clarity of downhole conditions, for confidence in real-time decisions to improve performance, reduce risks, and increase production.


Resources
  • Downhole Broadband Solutions Brochure

Industry Publications

Paper Number

Title

Authors/Sponsors

IPTC 11463

Advanced Technology Solutions for Next Generation HPHT Wells

BP, Viking Engineering LLC

SPE-79885-MS

Telemetry Drill Pipe:  Enabling Technology for the Downhole Internet

GrantPrideco,  IntelliServ, BP America, DOE Nation Energy Tech Lab

SPE-80454-MS

Intelligent Drill Pipe Creates the Drilling Network

Grant Prideco, IntelliServ

SPE-97430-MS

Beyond Stress Relief Features: The Bottom Hole Assembly Connection for the Harshest Fatigue Environments

Grant Prideco, BP America, IntelliServ

SPE-99134-MS

High-Speed Drillstring Telemetry Network Enables New Real-Time Drilling and Measurements Technologies

Intelliserv, Baker Hughes Inteq, BP America, HG Intl.,

SPE-104827-PA

Ultradeep Drilling Pushes Drillstring Technology Innovations

Grant Prideco, BP America, IntelliServ

SPE-112636-MS

High Speed Telemetry Drill Pipe Network Optimizes Drilling Dynamics and Wellbore Placement

At Balance, PETRONAS, INTEQ, IntelliServ

SPE-112651-MS

Successful Implementation of First Closed Loop, Multiservice Control System for Automated Pressure Management in a Shallow Gas Well Offshore Myanmar

Grant Prideco, BP America, Global SantaFe

SPE-112702-MS

The Utilization of the Massive Amount of Real-Time Data Acquired in Wired Drillpipe Operations

StatoilHydro, Schlumberger

SPE-112742-MS

A Step Change in Total System Approach through Wired Drillpipe Technology

INTEQ, Hughes Christensen, IntelliServe, StatoilHydro

SPE-113157-MS

High-Speed Wired Drillstring Telemetry Network Delivers Increased Safety, Efficiency, Reliability and Productivity to the Drilling Industry

IntelliServ, INTEQ

SPE-115196-MS

Potential of Ultra High-Speed Drill String Telemetry in Future Improvements of the Drilling Process Control

StatoilHydro 

SPE-119540-MS

Along String Pressure and Temperature Measurements in Real Time: Early Field Use and Resultant Value

IntelliServ

SPE-119570-MS

Step-change Improvements with Wired-Pipe Telemetry

Occidental Petroleum, IntelliServ, Baker Hughes

SPE-119808-MS

Enhanced Real-Time Wellbore Stability Monitoring Using High-Definition Imaging with Wired-Pipe Telemetry

Baker Hughes

SPE-163501-MS

Utilizing Wired Drill Pipe Technology During Managed Pressure Drilling Operations to Maintain Direction Control, Constant Bottom-hole Pressures and Well-bore Integrity in a Deep, Ultra-depleted Reservoir

SPE, Schlumberger, NOV

SPE-163560-MS

A Summary of Wired Drill Pipe Field Trials and Deployments in BP

SPE, BP

SPE-168953-MS

Addressing UBO and MPD Challenges with Wired Drill pipe Telemetry

NOV, Brigham Young University

SPE-173159-MS

Testing the performance impact of automation applications on different drive systems in unconventional well development

NOV

SPE-178798-MS

Implementation of Wired Drill Pipe Saved Multiple Days Per Well, by Addressing Performance Limiters, Increasing Drilling Efficiency

E.ON E&P, NOV

SPE-178863-MS

The Use of Wired Drillpipe Technology in a Complex Drilling Environment Increased Drilling Efficiency and Reduced Well Times

Total E&P Norge AS,  NOV, Baker Hughes

SPE-178870-MS

Using Wired Drill Pipe, High-Speed Downhole Data, and Closed Loop Drilling Automation Technology to Drive Performance Improvement Across Multiple Wells in the Bakken

Hess, BD Drilling Consultants, NOV

SPE-184694-MS

World First; "Closed loop Downhole automation" combined with “Process Automation System” provides integrated drilling automation in the Permian Basin.

NOV

SPE-188321-MS

Intelligent Drilling System: Expanding the Envelope of Wired Drill Pipe

Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger

SPE-191574-MS

Delivering Drilling Automation II – Novel Automation Platform and Wired Drill Pipe Deployed on Arctic Drilling Operations

BP, NOV

SPE-194093-MS

Performance Impact of Downhole Data from Wired Drill Pipe and Downhole Sensors

Occidental Petroleum

SPE-194545-MS

Experience from drilling a horizontal well in a naturally fractured and karstified carbonate reservoir in the Barents Sea using a CML MPD system.

Lundin Norway AS, Enhanced Drilling AS

SPE-197833-MS

First Wired Drill Pipe Deployment in Adriatic Sea

ENI, NOV

SPE-202398-MS

Data While Tripping DWT:  Keeping the Light on Downhole

NOV

SPE-204019-MS

Annular Pressure Management - Benefits From Using Along-String Measurements in Real time While Tripping

NOV, Equinor

SPE-204029-MS

 

Improved Drilling Operation with Wired Drill Pipe and Along-String Measurements - Learnings and Highlights from Multiple North Sea Deployments

 

Equinor, NOV

SPE-206021-MS

Interval Density Analysis From a Distributed Absolute Pressure Array

NOV

SPE-209549-MS

Novel use of Wired Drill Pipe for Real Time Remotely Operating Controls System During Well Completions

NOV, Optime Subsea, BP

SPE-212473-MS

2nd Mode Shape Torsional Vibration - Observation, Identification, Mitigation

Zerdalab, NOV, Equinor

SPE-212488-MS

Real-Time Prediction and Detection of Drilling Bit Issues Based on Along String Measurements (ASM) Along Wired Pipes - A Case Study

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

SPWLA-2007-MMM

Processing Wired Pipe LWD-FE Data in Real Time - Experiences and Lessons Learned

INTEQ, IntelliServ

SPE-214850-MS

Maximizing Reservoir Contact Using Memory Quality LWD Logs in Real-Time from High-Bandwidth Wired Drill Pipe Telemetry Technology

Aramco

 

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