Pressure While Drilling Service
Reduce drilling risk and uncertainty with rugged and reliable proprietary drilling technology.
- REAL TIME ANNULAR AND DRILL PIPE PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- ACCURATE EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD) INSIGHT
- INTEGRATES SEAMLESSLY WITH SPRINT OR OCTANE MWD SYSTEMS
- SERVICE RATED UP TO 175 °C / 347 °F OPERATING CONDITIONS
- MITIGATE NARROW PRESSURE WINDOWS AND FORMATION LOSSES
- OPTIMIZE HOLE CLEANING AND REDUCE WASHOUT RISK
- DESIGNED FOR CHALLENGING CONDITIONS WHERE MODELS FALL SHORT
- FULL TOOL MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE ENSURE FIELD RELIABILITY
Reduce drilling risk and uncertainty with rugged and reliable proprietary drilling technology.
- REAL TIME ANNULAR AND DRILL PIPE PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
- ACCURATE EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD) INSIGHT
- INTEGRATES SEAMLESSLY WITH SPRINT OR OCTANE MWD SYSTEMS
- SERVICE RATED UP TO 175 °C / 347 °F OPERATING CONDITIONS
- MITIGATE NARROW PRESSURE WINDOWS AND FORMATION LOSSES
- OPTIMIZE HOLE CLEANING AND REDUCE WASHOUT RISK
- DESIGNED FOR CHALLENGING CONDITIONS WHERE MODELS FALL SHORT
- FULL TOOL MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE ENSURE FIELD RELIABILITY
Evaluate drilling conditions with highly accurate real-time data
Engineering models can help you calculate downhole pressure — but in certain conditions, you need more than just calculations. ProDirectional’s Pressure While Drilling (PWD) service provides accurate drill pipe and annular pressure measurements during drilling operations, so you can quickly determine real-time equivalent circulating density (ECD).
Reduce drilling concerns in challenging environments
PWD services are not always used in directional drilling. However, when you need them, nothing else will do. There are a number of challenging drilling environments where reliable real-time downhole pressure and ECD insight can help mitigate significant risk and potential for failure. Some of these challenging environments include:
Narrow Drilling Pressure Window
Real-time pressure data helps balance mud weight in tight margins, reducing risks of formation fracturing or influx.
Hole Cleaning Difficulties
Continuous pressure monitoring supports proper circulation, improving cuttings removal and reducing stuck pipe incidents.
Borehole Stability Issues
Live downhole readings help adjust drilling parameters, minimizing collapse or sloughing in unstable formations.
Risk of Washouts in the Drill String
Early detection of pressure anomalies identifies washouts quickly, protecting equipment and reducing downtime.
Fluid Losses and Influx Risks
Pressure-while-drilling tools provide fast detection of losses or influxes, improving well control and safety.
MPD & UBD Applications
Accurate downhole pressure data enables precise adjustments, supporting safe and efficient MPD and UBD operations.
Seamless integration for your convenience
Contained within a sub that is engineered to integrate at the wellsite with our Sprint or Octane MWD systems, our PWD service ensures a smooth process. Our proprietary technology and design allow us to pick up these tools when needed and deliver real-time pressure services as part of our full suite of directional drilling services.
Designed in-house by our skilled engineers, our highly trained team maintains these tools after every use to the standards that you have come to expect from us. The result? Reliability. Consistency. Ease. That’s ProDirectional.
Cut NPT with Real-Time Insight
Get valuable downhole insight to further reduce your risk of NPT
FAQs
What is the Pressure While Drilling (PWD) service?
Pressure While Drilling provides accurate real time drill pipe and annular pressure measurements during drilling to help determine equivalent circulating density and reduce risk.
What environments benefit most from PWD?
PWD is ideal for environments with narrow pressure windows, hole cleaning difficulties, borehole instability, washout risk, fluid influx or loss, and managed pressure or underbalanced drilling programs.
How does PWD integrate with ProDirectional’s MWD systems?
PWD is designed as a modular sub that integrates seamlessly with Sprint and Octane MWD ecosystems for smooth deployment and real time pressure services.
What operational benefits does PWD deliver?
PWD enables real time insight into downhole pressure and ECD, helping operators make informed decisions to minimize downhole risk and reduce non productive time.
How does ProDirectional maintain the reliability of PWD tools?
Designed and maintained in house, PWD tools receive the same high quality servicing and lifecycle management as all ProDirectional gear to ensure consistency and reliability.