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PDS has developed a powered drill string system to push 300W of power to downhole electronics, and transfer up to 500,000 BPS to the surface. The system allows a wide range of sensors to be incorporated, and the ability to use power for cooling expands the potential sensors that can be deployed.

Published July 16, 2020 • Updated January 5, 2023
Oil & Gas
Drilling
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Overview

Powerline Drill String that can send up to 300 W downhole and can transfer data at a rate up to 500,000 bps

Integrated drilling system that consists of:

  • Surface equipment: power swivel, control unit
  • Drill Stem components: PDS drill pipe, PDS DC, PDS HWDP, PDS Stabilizer, etc.
  • Downhole measurement tools: directional drilling, gamma and resistivity, Along String Measurement tool (torque, bending, tension compression, pressure, temperature, vibration).
  • Custom interface can be integrated
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Technology Innovations

Handling like standard drill pipe: Automatic establishment of the galvanic connection that allow the transfer of electrical power and Data. Make- up/break-out connections are performed 100% like existing drill pipe.

Continuous power downhole: Continuous 300 Watt electrical power supply from surface allows for:

  • permanent and continuous use of telemetry.
  • cooling of electronics and sensors to increase its operation limits, e.g. HT-well and eliminates need for batteries and power generation turbine
  • actuating the downhole tools: perforating guns, circ subs, reamers, AGS tools, casing cutting/milling tools, active roller reamers for drilling, surface powered/actuated jars, packers/completions, etc.

Rapid data transfer: High rate of data collection provides real time measurement and control. Allows real time monitoring around the world. Move the processing from downhole to surface where theoretically “unlimited processing power” is available

Applications
  • Powering of downhole equipment: eliminates batteries, turbines and other downhole power storage and generation

  • Cooling: Some power can be used to cool downhole electronic to increase its operation limits (e.g. 250°Fà 320°F; 350°F à 420°F), widening range of potential measurements

  • High rate data collection: 500,000 bps is 10 times wired pipe, and more than 10,000 times rate of mud pulsing

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