Mpact Downhole Motors has announced it set a new Permian Basin-New Mexico drilling record on May 7 using an MpactDownhole Motor. The field performance record was for the fastest recorded vertical section. The assembly drilled a total of 3,164 feet in 13.5 hours, for an average rate of penetration (ROP) of 234.4 feet per hour.

 

Details of the record setting event are as follows:

The Mpact Downhole Motor was configured with Mpact’s 7833 performance power section with a displacement of 0.14 revolutions per gallon. The motor also utilized a premium high-performance stator elastomer, a straight fixed housing and slick sleeve.

 

Mpact Downhole Motors has extensive in-house engineering capabilities that ensure ongoing development of leading edge motor technology that allows the company to achieve record-setting drilling performance and to meet a broad range of application requirements.

 

Mpact Downhole Motors has over two decades experience in the design and manufacture of premium quality drilling motors and is a leading independent downhole motor supplier to the North American directional, horizontal and vertical drilling markets.

 

Headquartered in Conroe, Texas, Mpact Downhole Motors serves customers through four regional service centers and ten district sales offices strategically located throughout the Gulf Coast, Permian Basin, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions.