Enhanced Drilling together with partner Transocean, has developed a new Enhanced Kick Detection system (EKD). The system eliminates the external effects of rig and slip-joint motion, to give a highly accurate return volume flow measurement enabling rapid detection of flow anomalies, resulting in reduced time spent on flow-checking.
The new EKD system is based on experience and insight into Enhanced Volume Control gained over the last 20 years operating Enhanced Drilling’s proprietary CML (Controlled Mud Level) and RMR® (Riserless Mud Recovery) MPD (Managed Pressure Drilling) technologies.
The EKD system was successfully tested and qualified in a comprehensive test program that included simulation of historical real-life kick events at Enhanced Drilling’s testing facilities in Straume, Norway in the autumn of 2020.
The testing went on for several months and culminated with the system enabling detection of gain and loss within 2 minutes at inflow rates of 10 lpm / 2.5 gpm with 6000 lpm / 1500 gpm pumping flowrate and more than -+ 2 m/ 7’ of heave.
The development used the DNVGL Technology Qualification DNV-RP-A23 (TQP) process throughout the project and at the end of onshore testing the DNVGL Technology Certificate was issued.
Source: Enhanced Drilling
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