Drilling

Drilling




Rig up operations on a large rotary drilling rig. Small rigs used by Marjo require only a forklift for rigging up, whereas large rigs require gin pole trucks and cranes. Rigging up usually takes less than a day for small rigs, and about two days for large rigs.

A small rotary drilling rig using on a shallow well for Marjo.

A large rotary drilling rig working on a horizontal well for Marjo.

On-site housing for the drilling consultant and directional drilling crew on a horizontal well.

Logging a newly drilled well.

Running 7" production casing in a horizontal well.

Cementing production casing.
Drilling operations for Marjo. Smaller rigs that work for Marjo commonly drill with air and utilize a top drive. Our small rigs typically require a week to drill a well. Our larger rigs are table driven and use precise mud formulas for drilling based upon formation conditions. Larger rigs take about one month to drill a well. In directional and horizontal drilling applications, we utilize drilling motors and MWD tools for our complex procedures. Marjo personnel check up on our smaller rigs daily to ensure that operations run smoothly. Our large rigs, however, require personnel 24 hours-per-day. Due to the high cost and critical components of our large drilling operations, Marjo maintains a full-time on-site consultant when running a large drilling rig. In addition, approximately five directional drillers and directional drilling technicians are on-site full-time when we are performing such operations. By maintaining a number of critical personnel on-site, we can respond to a concern on the rig instantly.