About PathFinder Energy Services
PathFinder’s core business lies in Logging-while-drilling and Measurement-while-drilling Services, Directional Drilling Services and Down-hole Drilling Motors.
We are one of a few companies worldwide that currently has the technological capability to offer a full complement of logging-while-drilling products and services. Logging-while-drilling tools provide real-time data about the physical properties of downhole formations. In addition to indicating the possible presence of hydrocarbons, this data also assists in improving drilling performance.
Before the introduction of logging-while-drilling technology, well formation data was typically obtained using open-hole wireline tools where information can only be obtained after the well has been drilled or during the drilling process if drilling is halted and the drill string is removed from the well. An advantage that logging-while-drilling has over traditional open-hole wireline logging is that costs are reduced because the logging-while-drilling tools accompany the drill string and downhole data is provided during drilling operations – in real-time. Logging-while-drilling technology uses real-time formation information to assist in immediate decision making to either alter the path of the well-bore to a point in the formation which, when compared with previously obtained wireline data, provides for enhanced recovery of oil and natural gas.
We also offer measurement-while-drilling products and services, which use down-hole tools to help locate and direct the tool string to the intended target. This capability is particularly advantageous when drilling directional (non-vertical) wells, which represent an increasing percentage of overall drilling activity. In order to drill a directional well, the driller must be able to determine the precise direction the drill bit is moving during the drilling operation. Measurement-while-drilling tools assist the driller in making this determination by transmitting data to the surface enabling the driller to adjust the drilling path as necessary during the drilling process.
Our directional drilling services has grown from select areas internationally to include all of North America. Directional drilling involves skilled personnel directing the well-bore along a predetermined path to optimally recover oil and natural gas from a reservoir. These services are used to more accurately drill vertical wells and to drill deviated or directional wells (which deviate from vertical by a planned angle and direction), horizontal wells (which are sections of wells drilled perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to vertical) and extended reach wells (which are deviated over extended distances).
We are a supplier of down-hole drilling motors and a manufacturer of their components and replacement parts. PathFinder Drilling Motors’ product line consists of a wide range of sizes of down-hole drilling motors ranging from 1 11/16-inch to 11 1/2-inches in outside diameter for use at various drilling depths and down-hole environments. The components of the drill motor are designed to operate at various speeds and torque levels and to withstand severe environmental conditions such as high temperatures, hard rock and abrasive drilling fluids.
