Why Use Merlin ERD Ltd

We’ll reduce the risk, time & cost of your high angle project, increasing certainty of delivery. An expert independent Engineering resource, we have an inbuilt sensitivity to the critical success factors and workload distractions associated with delivering successful high angle drilling projects. Our expertise allows us to focus on the real issues and lighten the burden for client personnel.

Drilling Managers fortunate enough to be well resourced with Drilling Engineers often ask what benefit Merlin ERD can add to their high angle well operations. If we can’t add value, we’ll tell you and move on to our next project until you have a genuine requirement. As specialists, Merlin ERD Engineers have the luxury of focusing only on the Engineering aspects of high angle drilling, client Engineers invariably have numerous other competing priorities.

The best analogy that we’ve heard is that if client Drilling Engineers were doctors then they would be GP’s, whilst we would be specialists focused on a particular part of the body. Would you let your GP operate on your knee without specialist assistance? Although we can add most value per hour invested at project concept and prefer to get in early, we do a lot of problem reviews and have a very clear opinion on what cripples demanding high angle wells.

When to Use Merlin

Get us involved early, so that we can assist in setting the foundations for success. We would rather come along for a ½ day Peer Review to agree priorities, than spend several days correcting fundamental flaws in a well design. In the same theme training is better late than never and having us offshore for critical sections, reduces the chance of a costly re-drill and avoidable problem review.

When in doubt, call us. Our success is dependant upon yours.