Improved communication through 3D visualization of drilling problems

The drive for greater efficiency, combined with increasingly complex wells, requires operators to search for improved work methods. This search has ta ken the form of better interdisciplinary communication and cooperation alli ed with better-adapted software tools. However, there is still a lack of sh ared understanding of the problems faced by the various disciplines in the design and construction of today's wells. Visualization provides one means to convey complex models simply, but in most cases it has been used only wi thin the reservoir.