Abstract
Even before directional drilling became established, some early development work had been carried out on downhole turbines that could be used to drive the bit. These early tools were aimed at providing an alternative to conventional rotary methods in which the entire drill string had to be rotated from surface. The turbodrill did offer several advantages over rotary drilling for straight holes.
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Further Reading
“Turbodrill, PDC bits spell success in Mobil’s Statfjord”, R. W. Turnbull, P.E.I., October 1982.
“The versatility of the turbodrill in North Sea drilling”, R. Powell, G. Cooke and A. Hippman, Europec Conference, London 1980 (EUR 245).
“The use of MWD for turbodrill performance optimisation as a means to improve rate of penetration”, H. J. DeBruijn, A. J. Kamp and J. C. M. van Dongen, S.P.E. paper no. 13000.
“Optimising diamond bit/turbine drilling performance”, C. M. Mason, S.P.E. paper no. 12613.
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Inglis, T.A. (1987). Turbodrills. In: Directional Drilling. Petroleum Engineering and Development Studies, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1270-5_6
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