GA Drilling 宣布与巴西国家石油公司 (Petrobras) 研发创新中心 Cenpes 开展联合技术项目。此次合作将巴西国家石油公司与 GA Drilling 的井下锚定和驱动系统相结合，为先进的自主卷绕钻井系统奠定基础。

此次合作旨在使深层复杂海上油井能够通过轻型修井船而非更昂贵的半潜式钻井船进行钻探，从而节省 30% 的建井成本。GA Drilling 的系统提高了钻井效率，能够用卷绕式连续油管代替传统钻杆，从而最大限度地减少油管处理危险、起下钻时间和井控风险。

新技术包括先进的钻井自动化和控制系统以及与地面的实时有线通信，优化了井下岩面而不是数千英尺以上的钻井过程。

GA Drilling has announced a joint technical program with Cenpes, Petrobras’ research, development and innovation center.  The partnership pairs Petrobras with GA Drilling’s downhole anchoring and drive system that will form the cornerstone of an advanced autonomous reeled drilling system.

The collaboration aims to enable deep and complex offshore wells to be drilled from a light well intervention vessel rather than a more costly semi-sub or drill ship, saving 30% of well construction cost. GA Drilling’s system improves drilling efficiency and enables the replacement of conventional drill pipe with reeled continuous tubing, thus minimizing pipe handling hazards, tripping times, and well control risk.

The new technology includes sophisticated drilling automation and control systems and real-time wireline communications to the surface, optimizing the drilling process downhole at the rock face rather than thousands of feet above.