Increasing Energy Efficiency in Well Drilling

Tatiana N. Ivanova, Witold Biały, Aleksander I. Korshunov, Jerzy Jura, Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk and Krzysztof Turczyński
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Tatiana N. Ivanova: Tchaikovsky Branch “Perm National Research Polytechnic Institute”, 617551 Tchaikovsky, Russia
Witold Biały: KOMAG, Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Aleksander I. Korshunov: Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science, Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 426035 Izhevsk, Russia
Jerzy Jura: KOMAG, Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk: KOMAG, Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Krzysztof Turczyński: KOMAG, Institute of Mining Technology, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: This article provides the results of the first attempt to substantiate the rates of energy consumption and energy savings during the well-drilling process. It is proposed to accept the electrical energy consumption rate as a planned indicator of consumption of resources in the production of a unit of work of a specified quality. For a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency of use of energy resources during production of similar or substitute work, we determined specific energy consumption (designed, planned, actual), which includes direct consumption of all energy types in the production of a unit of work for basic and auxiliary production and operational needs, including from the consumption volume of mentioned resources and energy supply. Classification of consumption rates of electrical energy according to its action period and size scale has been proposed. The composition and amount of energy consumption rates during well-drilling have been described. The technological, expedition, and group rates of electricity consumption for drilling wells during design, survey, and technological work were determined. Electricity input items in drilling operations have been determined. For the first time, a set of measures to reduce energy costs during drilling is shown. The diagram developed for assessment of well performance allows prediction of technological and expedition rates of electricity consumption. Its creation, knowledge/understanding, implementation, analysis, and assessment by means of telemetry will allow evaluation of energy consumption when simulating drilling operations with varying drilling parameters. It will also provide an opportunity to select optimal technological or expedition rates of electricity consumption, taking account of drilling components at each depth: maximum drilling rate under constant weight on bit or maximum penetration. Based on the diagram, organizational and technical measures are proposed to save energy resources and reduce their consumption. The proposed measures allow saving up to 30–40% on energy costs.

Keywords: efficiency of drilling; electrical energy consumption during well-drilling; energy saving measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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