Apollo RSS

Designed for extreme conditions in terms of shocks, vibrations, temperature, and pressure, the Apollo RSS provides proportional steering based on precise hydraulic control of four Pads located on a slowly-rotating housing, with a target based control system enabled by up to 42 pre-job programmable targets or commands to optimize performance for various applications, including complex well profiles and challenge formations, reducing downlinks and providing the foundation for remote drilling options.

The RSS system includes a probe-based MWD with a top mounted pulser to form a compact integrated drilling system as short as 19 ft. Additionally the 6 axis Inclination and Azimuth survey are performed only 3 ft from the Bit, making steering and trajectory hold very effective and efficient and drilled wellbore smooth.

Apollo RSS Steering technology has  been developed with the patented  innovation towards low cost and versatility. Over 100 wells have been  successfully drilled in multiple basins in  North America and international  locations.  

Our system can be configured as  a short hybrid assembly for vertical,  tangents and S-wells or it can use a flex assembly for curve, lateral and vertical curve-lateral applications. Most of the  Apollo RSS jobs in North America have  been run with motorized RSS configurations. In addition, with only one Battery, the self-powered RSS  assembly operates for more than  300 hours. 

The Apollo RSS has a robust and reliable direct connection with other  LWD and MWD tools, making it  effortless to be integrated as part of an  advanced BHA to enhance the well  placement and formation evaluation  capabilities of the operator.