Norlead Consulting


With a pool of professionals combining experiences from both Operators and Service Companies, Norlead can satisfy a wide spectrum of needs for Drilling related consulting services. Including becoming your ad-hoc drilling department if needed.
Drilling Engineering:
In terms of engineering consulting we provide single source well design & engineering, planning and execution services for any of your wells or projects. The scope covered include:
- Smart well design and optimisation based on information, needs or constraints defined with the reservoir/geoscience departements
- Detailed budgetary drilling cost forecasting and analysis (AFE)
- Detailed drilling and process engineering (Drilling Program)
- Interaction and reporting to regulators and local authorities
- Procurement, negociation and selection of drilling services providers
- Drilling services contract writing and execution
- Project Planning organization and staffing
- Well Execution (Drilling Operations management)
- Cost and Performance analysis while operating and post-mortem

Latest project Highlight: Française de l'Energie 2017 CBM drilling campaign (Forbach, France)

▪ Optimised CBM Well design & engineering
▪ Definition of rig and service requirements
▪ Drilling Program
▪ Procurement and tendering for rig & services, commercial & technical evaluation
▪ Cost analysis & AFE definition
▪ Dealing with local authorities for drilling program review and greelighting
▪ Project Planning & ad-hoc personnel recruiting (DSV's WSG's etc)
▪ Drilling Project execution
▪ Post mortem performance analysis
▪ CBM well testing design and execution


Other Missions:
▪ reviews of Well Design / Drilling Programme
▪ reviews of Well Integrity / Blow Out Prevention
▪ analysis/improvement of Operational Performance
▪ Organisational Audits
▪ QHSE Audits
▪ Cost Estimating, Risk Analysis
▪ Tendering / Contract Optimization

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