Drillstring Description Tab

Drillstring Program Section > Well Planning Report

The Drillstring Description tab records planned drillstrings and their details. This tab uses a

The Drillstring Description tab uses spreadsheets to capture data.

For information on using spreadsheets in OpenWells® software see the Spreadsheets topic.

Special Fields and Functions

Case Name

The Case Name picklist contains a list of Cases, within the same Wellbore, which has been created in other Engineer's Desktop™ applications. If there are no Cases created in the Well the picklist will be set to None.

String Components Spreadsheet

The String Components spreadsheet records the components of the selected Planned Drillstring. Rows added to this spreadsheet are directly related to the row selected in the Planned Drillstrings spreadsheet.

Insert Row

Use the button to insert a row above the selected row. This button is available in the String Components spreadsheet.

Order Buttons

Use the and arrows to reorder rows in the spreadsheet.

Select New Section Type Dialog String Components Spreadsheet

The Select New Section Type dialog appears when a row is added to the spreadsheet.

The following Section Types are available:

Accelerator	Hole Opener
Bit	Jar
Casing	Mud Motor
Casing Shoe	MWD
Drill Collar	Port Collar/Diverter Sub/Circulating Sub
Drill Pipe	Stabilizer
Eccentric Stabilizer	Sub
Heavy Weight	Underreamer

Depending on the Section Type selected the data entry areas below the spreadsheet will change.

Select from Catalog Button

The Select from Catalog button appears in the Component Details area. This button can be used to select drillstring components from an available catalog.

Note:

Catalogs are available for most Section Types with the exception of the b, Hole Opener, Bit, Port Collar/Diverter Sub/Circulating Sub, and Underreamer Section Types. Custom catalogues for these equipment types may be created by the user.

For information on using a catalog, see the Catalogs topic.

Note:

If no Catalog is available the following message will appear, "No catalog is available for [Section Type Name]."

Depth

The fields in the Depth column are calculated by adding the previous rows Length to the previous row's Depth.

MD Base

The fields in the Measured Depth Base column are calculated by adding the Length and the Depth fields of the same row.

Add Row

Use the button to add a row to the spreadsheet.

Delete Row

Select the row to be deleted and click the button. The entire row must be selected by clicking on the row number.

Import

Click the button to import data directly into the spreadsheet. For more information see the Import Support.

Editing an Existing Row

To edit an existing row, select the row and enter the necessary changes in the fields located in the Details area below.

Split Pane Bar

For information on using the Split Pane bar see the Detail Spreadsheets and Tables topic.