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Coiled Tubing Times continues to publish some of the most interesting and lively discussions started in the Coiled Tubing Times group on LinkedIn. One of such discussions is introduced below.

Cory Kaminsky, Chief Executive at Drill-Tek MWD Services, says: “So many choices with motor providers, how does one sort through the noise? It seems there are more and more motor companies popping out of the woodwork every year. From an operating perspective how do you sort out who has a product that has been designed to provide benefit to the customer?”

Luiz Claudio: “In my point of view, you have to choose those who offer higher power section standard which is the "heart" of a mud motor. Moreover, company should apply a reliable preventive maintenance by including key information such as mud used, hours operations, etc.”

David Youngblood: “Guardian Oilfield Services will provide consulting for pre job and post job motor analysis. We will check to whatever level that is required. We have extensive Tooling Knowledge in the Directional Drilling Industry. We can perform a Quality Audit on your vendors or motor department to identify any issues where improvement is required.”

Carlos Gonzalez: “DynoMax Drilling Tools can provide not only a Quality Motor, but Quality Service. In my opinion sometimes motors get a bad reputation for their performance, and your performance starts with the quality of people you have working on your tools, the quality control and preventive maintenance.”

Cory Kaminsky: “Thanks guys. It is nice to see people sharing the belief that service is the key. Knowing what could go wrong and repairing it before it does, is what I think I am hearing here. Carlos, I think between MWD and motors that accounts for 99% of things "blamed" on tripping, it could as easily be that the operators don't correctly operate these items within their parameters.”

Carlos Gonzalez: “I totally agree with you, I started off in MWD and implemented allot of the QC and Preventative Maintenance into the motor. I have been told my QC process is overkill, but I don't ever think checking a tool thoroughly before going downhole is a bad process.”

Chris Malone: “No Chinese parts and as much info on the motor and your motor fleet you can get (hours run, performance, parts tracking).”

Farhod Hamidov: “Properly selected configuration for the application (optimization = hole sizes, BURs, rotor (chrome vs tungsten), Stabilizers, radial bearings, transmission, etc.), Service Quality + QA/QC, material as well as operating the motor within the limits of the technical & engineering datasheet.”

Majid Delpassand: “Don't look at the motor features, look at the benefits. I would go with the company that provides the best technical, service, and after sale support.”

Ben Creamer: “I've worked with and on both Chinese and American made motors. I've personally seen more Chinese mandrels crack and break off than American made. I've been working with mud motors since 1992 and worked on so many different designs. I would only recommend 2 stator companies.”

Dan Ferguson: “I only know what I have seen and used, so a simple rule of thumb I have discerned, is that the bigger the company, the greater chance of random failure, and the smaller service companies, that can't afford to have a quality control issue, have the most robust and consistent motors. Similarly, the smaller the Directional Company, the higher quality of service.”

Perhaps, comments of these specialists will be useful for the readers of our journal.

By Vasili Andreev, Coiled Tubing Times

Note. The opinions of the above specialists do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Editorial Board.