IntelliServ

[[File:IntelliServ coax cable and coil.jpg|thumb|This series of photographs shows the coax cable and coil as the connection is made.

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The IntelliServ network is a broadband telemetry system that allows instant transmission of data between the surface and the measurement tools positioned in the drill string bottom-hole assembly near the drill bit.[http://www.drillingcontractor.org/along-string-pressure-temperature-measurements-hold-revolutionary-promise-for-downhole-management-3623 "Along string pressure, temperature measurements hold revolutionary promise for downhole management.”] Drilling Contractor Magazine. March 12, 2009 IntelliServ originated in a 1997 project on hydraulic mud hammers sponsored by the company Novatek and the United States Department of Energy.[http://iadc.org/dcpi/dc-marapr06/Mar06-ahead.pdf "Grant Prideco's IntelliServ poised to take the drilling industry from dial-up into the world of broadband."] Hsieh, Linda. Drilling Contractor Magazine. March/April 2006. The project addressed the need for instant transmission of downhole data (data acquired within the wellhole) through drill pipe, leading to Novatek’s beginning on a networked drill pipe development project. In 2001, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) began providing funding for the drill pipe project and an additional drill pipe data transmission project.[http://www.spe.org/jpt/print/archives/2010/04/9TechUpdate.pdf “The Evolution and Potential of Networked Pipe.”] JPT. April 2010

in 2006, research resulted in the IntelliServ network and Intellipipe, a drill pipe with an embedded data cable.[http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/newsletters/epfocus/E&PfocusVol2No1.pdf “Revolutionary ‘smart pipe’ creates ‘downhole Internet.’”] E&P Focus. Vol. 2 No. 1 2006 In 2005, Grant Prideco bought the IntelliServ technology and launched the first IntelliServ network.[http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=29257 "Grant Prideco Launches the IntelliServ Network." Rigzone. Feb 8, 2006] Grant Prideco was purchased by National Oilwell Varco (NOV) in 2008, and the NOV-IntelliServ joint venture was formed in 2009 with 55% National Oilwell Varco and 45% Schlumberger ownership.

The first commercial deployment of a drill string telemetry network occurred using IntelliServ’s product in Myanmar in December 2006.{{cite journal|last=Fredericks|first=Paul|author2=Don Reitsma |author3=Tom Runggai |author4=Neil Hudson |author5=Ralf Zaeper |author6=Oliver Backhaus |author7=Maximo Hernandez |title=Successful Implementation of First Closed Loop, Multiservice Control System for Automated Pressure Management in a Shallow Gas Well Offshore Myanmar|journal=Society of Petroleum Engineers Conference Paper|date=March 2008|url=http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/Preview.do?paperNumber=SPE-112651-MS&societyCode=SPE|accessdate=11 September 2012}}

The IntelliServ network components are embedded in drill string components, known as IntelliPipe, which transmit subsurface data at 57,000 bits per second. The IntelliServ network upgrade raised the speed to one million bits per second. The two-way data communication between downhole Measurement while drilling (MWD) and Logging while drilling (LWD) measurement tools and the operators at the surfaceVeengingen, Daan. "Wired pipe delineates safer drilling margins.” Drilling Contractor Magazine. March/April 2012 allow the operators to command rotary-steering tools, or configure downhole tools such as the formation pressure testing tool or sonic tools.[http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/Preview.do?paperNumber=SPE-143430-MS&societyCode=SPE “Novel High Speed Telemetry System with Measurements Along the String Mitigates Drilling Risk and Improves Drilling Efficiency.”] Society of Petroleum Engineers. June 2011. {{ISBN|978-1-61399-123-7}}

[[File:IntelliServ Broadband Network screenshot.jpg|thumb|This image represents the driller’s view of downhole information provided by the IntelliServ Broadband Network. The top right section shows the real-time pressure change as a weighted fluid sweeps the annulus and quantifies hole cleaning efficiency. The bottom image helps detect cutting pack-off.

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The IntelliServ network includes measurement nodes along the full length of the drill string that allow operators to acquire data along the wellbore. The measurement nodes measure and transmit temperature and pressure data acquired along the drill string, which can improve well site efficiency and reduce risks associated with hole cleaning, such as pack offs.[http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/Preview.do?paperNumber=OTC-22239-MS&societyCode=OTC " “Along-String Pressure Evaluation Enabled by Broadband Networked Drillstring Provide Safety, Efficiency Gains.”] Veeningen, Daan. Offshore Technology Conference. {{ISBN|978-1-61399-144-2}}. The transmission of information is not affected by the depth, formation resistivity, drilling fluid properties, or required flow of the well. Surface operating parameters can control items detected by the sensors, such as shock and vibration.

The networked drill pipe can transmit data acquired by most large service companies. As of March 2012, the system has been deployed on 90 wells totaling more than 1 million feet of drilling.[http://www.drillingcontractor.org/wired_pipe_telemetry_provides_step_change_improvements-819 "Wired pipe telemetry provides step-change improvements.”] Drilling Contractor Magazine. March 19, 2009

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IntelliServ partners with the following companies and organizations:

• Baker Hughes and Inteq since 2007[http://www.bakerhughes.com/assets/media/BAhbBlsHOgZmIgGTcHJlc3NyZWxlYXNlcy80YjllNTRjYzE3NzIzMTZhZmIwMDAwMzEvZmlsZS9qdWx5LTI1LTIwMDctaW50ZXEtZW50ZXJzLWludG8tc2VydmljZXMtYWdyZWVtZW50LWZvci1pbnRlbGxpc2Vydi13aXJlZC1kcmlsbC1waXBlLXRlbGVtZXRyeS1zeXN0ZW0ucGRm "INTEQ Enters into Services Agreement for IntelliServ Wired Drill Pipe Telemetry System.”]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Baker Hughes press release. July 25, 2007[http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-104/issue-12/drilling-production/new-wired-pipe-telemetry-system-tested-in-arkoma-basin.html “New Wired-Pipe Telemetry System Tested in Arkoma Basin.”] Oil and Gas Journal. March 27, 2006
• Halliburton{{cite journal|last=Lawrence|first=Luke|author2=Bruce Redmond |author3=Rick Russell |author4=Dave McNeill |author5=Mike Reeves |author6=Maximo Hernandez |title=Intelligent Wired Drill-Pipe System Provides Significant Improvements in Drilling Performance on Offshore Australia Development|journal=Offshore Technology|date=May 2009|doi=10.4043/20067-MS|url=http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/Preview.do?paperNumber=OTC-20067-MS&societyCode=OTC|accessdate=11 September 2012|url-access=subscription}}
• National Energy Technology Laboratory is a partner in the IntelliServ broadband network
• Schlumberger[http://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/industry_challenges/real_time/industry_articles "Illuminating Innovations."]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} North Sea Contact. December 2009
• Weatherford International

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