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MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING (MWD)

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Energy 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
1237 		Program Year/Program:
1984 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
1237 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Optima Systems Inc.
One North Ave Burlington, MA 01803
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1984
Title: MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING (MWD)
Agency: DOE
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $50,000.00
 

Abstract:

THIS PROPOSAL SETS FORTH A RESEARCH PLAN WHICH WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR TELEMETERING INFORMATION FROM DOWNHOLE TO THE SURFACE DURING THE ACTUAL OIL-WELL DRILLING PROCESS. ALTHOUGH SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN DOWNHOLE INSTRUMENTATION WHICH MEASURE DRILLING DIRECTION, WEIGHT-ON-BIT, TORQUE-ON-BIT, PRESSURE, AND NATURAL GAMMA DURING THE ACTUAL DRILLING PROCESS, FEW HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RELIABLE COMMERCIAL HIGH DATA RATE TELEMETRY SYSTEM. THE MOST COMMONLY USED TECHNIQUE, MID-PULSING, SUFFERS FROM VERY LOW DATA RATES ( < 1 HZ) AND QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY IN POOR SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO SCENARIOS. THE PROPOSED TECHNIQUE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER DATA RATES AND THE ABILITY TO OPERATE IN SEVERE SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO CONDITIONS WITH PROPER SIGNAL PROCESSING. THE TECHNIQUE DOES NOT SUFFER FROM THE TWO MOST COMMON PROBLEMS-UNRELIABILITY OR IMPRACTICALITY OR BOTH, WHICH HAVE PLAGUED ALL THE ALTERNATIVES TO MUD-PULSING WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THUS FAR: I.E., EM TELEMETRY, ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE DRILL PIPE OR INSULATED CABLES. FURTHERMORE, THIS TECHNIQUE IS EASILY COMMERCIALIZABLE, AT LOW COST, BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REQUIRE MAJOR MODIFICATION TO EXISTING MUD-PULSING MWD SYSTEMS. AS SUCH, THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO THE OIL INDUSTRY AND IN TURN TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY ARE SUBSTANTIAL.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. leon k. ekchian
PRESIDENT

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Optima Systems, Inc.
121 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington, MA 01803

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No