Highlights
Benefits
- Minimize torsional vibrations to extend the BHA’s operating life
- Improve stability, efficiency, and directional control while drilling through transitions
- Achieve higher ROPs and extend run-life downhole
- Widen the drilling envelope to include harder formations and other extreme downhole conditions
- No impact on sensor offset or steerability of the rotary steerable system by placement on top of the BHA
Applications
- Rotary steerable drilling operations
- Challenging, hard-rock formations
- Extended-reach wells
Drill Faster, Drill Longer: Take control to mitigate destructive downhole vibrations
Overview
Drilling through hard, aggressive rock formations can generate excessive torsional vibrations in your bottomhole assembly (BHA). Left unchecked, these vibrations can limit penetration rates, shorten tool life, and lead to wellbore instability.
The GuardVibe™ high-frequency torsional oscillation dampener from Baker Hughes takes a holistic system approach to eliminate critical torsional vibrations throughout the BHA.
By dissipating vibrational energy in the BHA, GuardVibe benefits your drilling operations in several ways.
Make fewer trips with increased equipment lifespans
GuardVibe helps improve drilling stability and directional control while drilling through complex intervals and formation transitions.
The dampener also boosts BHA durability for increased run-life in difficult intervals. This durability extends to the shaped cutters in the drill bit. By keeping the cutters sharper for longer, GuardVibe helps expand your drilling operations to a wider range of formations.
Improve drilling speed and efficiency
By reducing torsional vibrations in the BHA, GuardVibe affords smoother torque response and a higher rate of penetration (ROP). The dampener allows for improved hydraulic efficiency and enhance cuttings evacuation, allowing the drill bit to destroy difficult formations more easily.
Reduce wellbore problems with enhanced reliability
GuardVibe’s robust body frame withstands higher operating loads for greater reliability. In extreme drilling conditions, this translates to fewer wellbore problems like stick-slip and formation damage. You’ll improve your chances of drilling a smoother wellbore for easier, more efficient well completions.
Contact Baker Hughes to learn how GuardVibe can boost drilling efficiency and minimize tool failures in your most challenging formations.