INNOVA ENGINEERING

Innova Engineering is a complete well

engineering software solution combining
the power of multiple packages into one
application. Incorporating Hydraulics,
Torque and Drag, BHA Analysis,
Survey Q.C. & Correction (SAG/Short
Collar/ Multi-Station Analysis) & BHA
Magnetic Interference Calculator, Innova
Engineering provides a comprehensive
engineering package to plan and drill your
well successfully.

Innova Engineering was developed by

engineers for engineers to provide the
premier engineering software package for
the oil and gas industry. With exceptional Features
• Torque & Drag
functionality and an intuitive yet powerful • Hydraulics (and hole cleaning)
interface, Innova Engineering delivers an • Survey Correction
• BHA Analysis
innovative and cost-effective solution for
• BHA Magnetic Spacing Calculator
Operators and Service Providers alike. • Casing Centralizer Placement
• Casing Design
• Cementing
• Jar Placement
Main Features

• Simple to use interface, in a standalone package

• Extremely fast calculations; results for complex BHAs

at multiple flow rates / friction factors are calculated in
seconds

• Complete support for complex 3D directional Wells

• Copy and paste data from Excel, Notepad or any

other file type directly into Innova Engineering
• Fully customizable charts complete with screen
• Easy to interpret graphical and numeric outputs
reader to allow quick interpretation of generated data
available for all calculation modules
• Overlay data collected from the wellsite against the
• Create professional, user customized reports in both
modelled outputs for quick and easy comparisons as
PDF and Excel formats for all outputs
well as casing / liner runs

• Import / Export BHA assemblies

• Detailed Summary Reports for each module

• Editable Fluids Library & Components Catalogue

Torque and Drag Module

• Latest soft string model with stiffness correction factor

• Model Viscous Drag, Buckling Friction & Contact

Surface Correction

• Conservative (Unloading) & Standard (Loading)

Buckling Models

• Elemental (snapshot) view available for all calculations

• Friction reduction devices can be modelled into

calculations

• Calculates expected pipe stretch and torque induced

pipe twist

• Calculate T&D for tripping, on bottom and reaming

• Calculate sinusoidal and helical buckling limits

• Full support for casing, liner & drilling assemblies

• Full support for complex 3D directional wells

• Friction factor sensitivity analysis for unlimited number

of friction factors, or single calculations • Calculate side forces & casing wear

• Models casing flotation / drill string fill • Calculate drill string fatigue

• Model Effects of bow spring centralizers on torque & • Real time data can be modelled & displayed alongside
drag the calculated data

• Apparent WOB & Overpull calculations

• Actual and apparent WOB and overpull calculations.

Visualize how much overpull / WOB is experienced at
the bit for a given value seen at surface
Hydraulics Module

• Calculates standpipe pressures, cuttings loaded

and clean hole ECDs, surge and swab as well as a
complete set of hole cleaning outputs

• Enter multiple pore pressures & fracture gradients and

plot against modelled data

• Surge and swab calculations can be calculated for

any reference e.g. bit, casing shoe, bottom hole, or
• Support for multiple hydraulic models: Bingham
any other user defined depth
Plastic, Power Law, Herschel Bulkley, Robertson Stiff

• Options for single calculation or sensitivity analysis

for unlimited number of flowrates and tripping speeds
simultaneously

• Model the effect of stabilizers and casing centralizers

• Quick bit hydraulics calculator, determine bit pressure

losses and impact force without having to setup a
complete project

• Full support for riser-less / dual gradient drilling

• Split flow modelling for complex BHAs with multiple

hole openers / under reamers / circulating subs

• Incorporate data gathered at the well site into the

hydraulics model and overlay the real-world data and
the theoretical hydraulics model
Survey Correction Module

• Correct raw MWD surveys for Z axis magnetic

interference with latest short collar correction
algorithm

• Multi Station Analysis (MSA) quantifies magnetometer

scale and bias errors resulting in more accurate
survey data

SAG Correction & BHA Analysis

• Survey SAG correction algorithm, to correct survey

inclinations for BHA deflections

• Well path magnetic interference analysis; calculate the

expected error in azimuth for a given amount of non-
mag spacing. Fully supports intermediate steel above
and below the MWD sensor or both.

• Full support for minimum curvature, radius of

curvature, tangential and balanced tangential survey
calculation methods

• Supports survey interpolation for both MD and TVD. • Rotary BHA modelling to aid in build / walk rate
Results can be exported to text or Excel predictions

• QC raw MWD surveys for G total, B total and • Predicted build / walk Rate for Sliding based on motor
magnetic dip with user definable limits bend, hole size and Bit Formation Index

• Vibration analysis calculates Critical RPM

Casing Standoff & Centralizer
Spacing

• Model rigid and bow spring centralizers

• Automatically optimize centralizer placement based

on a desired standoff value

Jar Placement

• Calculates neutral point road map which shows WOB

to avoid at every depth along the well path

• Calculate deflection at centralisers and mid joint.

• Ability to model bow spring running and restoring

forces

• Model the additional side force created by the

compression of bow spring centralizers

• One click standoff summary report, including

tabulated results accompanied by standoff, side
forces and hookload charts.

• Calculates pump open force

• Model the impact / impulse of all types of jars,

accelerators & intensifiers

• Optimize the hammer length / jar type to maximize

impulse / impact

• Calculates weight above and below jar when vertical

in air and mud

• Calculates weight above and below jar at bottom hole

location in air and mud

Innova Drilling & Intervention Ltd.

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t: +44 7711 411079 (UK) +1 (346) 770 9585 (USA)