"We have worked continuously with The REACH Group for over three years. REACH is currently working with us to implement our Drill the Limit Process on our Horizontal Program in North Dakota. REACH developed the Drill the Limit Process with our input and has successfully applied the process on five different rigs in South Texas, West Texas, and in North Dakota.
The DTL process has lead to significant performance gains on all the rigs where it has been applied and the value of the performance improvements achieved has consistently exceeded the cost of the process by a factor of 5 or more. REACH consolidated our North Dakota team’s knowledge in an easy-to-use Operational Best Practice manual which we will be using to get new rigs up to optimum performance more quickly. REACH has provided expert daily tracking of well progress including historical benchmarks to compare current performance to past performance. We have found the daily tracking to be a very helpful tool for monitoring and reporting performance. Additionally, the process has helped us develop the leadership skills of our rig site managers to create a proactive environment on the rig to sustain continuous improvement after the rig site coaching phase is complete.
We are pleased to recommend that you give REACH serious consideration for implementing performance improvement initiatives in your drilling organization."
-- V. P. Drilling________________________________________________________________________
"Reach Group was a great help improving offshore operations and costs in our projects giving us new ideas and creating a culture of planning and looking ahead to achieve, in a better way, our well objectives."
-- Giovanny Ortuno, Drilling Supervisor, Repsol Brasil________________________________________________________________________
"We did effect a good Technical Limit implementation, and we did effect considerable change in the work delivery. I have been involved with Technical Limit for many years, with various firms. The Reach Group did a very professional job of conducting the DWOP + teaching the crews how to conduct the pre-job planning meetings, and after action reviews. The program continued after they left the rig."
-- Operations Manager, Deepwater West Africa________________________________________________________________________
"I am planning on using the Reach Group again. I think that the service that Reach provides is important, and their work places the necessary emphasis on Lessons Learned and Performance Coaching. I think that their service is worth it."
-- Senior Drilling Engineer Deepwater SE Asia________________________________________________________________________
"We utilized the Reach Group on many of our wells both offshore and on land with very positive results. The crews appreciated the increased level of communication and involvement in day to day operations and provided input daily, it wasn’t just “you will know what to do next when I tell you”. Long range planning was critical to the success of these wells. I plan to continue using the Reach Group. I am very satisfied with the Reach Group Team and believe it will help your well program."
-- Drilling Superintendent, Deepwater and Shelf GoM________________________________________________________________________
"We contracted The Reach Group to assist in driving the technical limit philosophy. Reach provided experienced Performance Coaches on the rig and a project manager based in our Perth offices. Reach applied their Plan-Do-Measure-Learn approach at the rig site facilitating pretask meetings, measuring performance, conducting after action reviews and ultimately identifying best practice and improvement opportunities. The key was the engagement of the supervisors, third parties and crews. Over the 18 month campaign we saw significant benefit from working with the Reach Group on these projects. The project was brought in on budget and all objectives were met."
"It is also worth noting that the structured rig site planning meetings had a very positive effect on HSE performance."
"The Reach Group are ideal for start up exercise where they are engaged up front and can assist with DWOPs etc."
-- Drilling Superintendent, Deepwater Australia________________________________________________________________________
"We have used the Reach Group on several occasions now, and I have found them to be of significant benefit. We used them recently where they helped us set performance goals, put in place measurement systems, and provided on-site coaches to help meet and better these goals. We also used them recently where we had some operational and HSE challenges and they helped us to turn these performances around. What they provide is not rocket science, but in providing experienced “hands-on” coaches and a systematic approach, we were able to better plan our rig activities 12- 24 hours in advance and better utilise the skills of our rig personnel. This process came up with a lot of time saving ideas and practices, that more than paid the cost of having them out there."
-- Drilling Manager, Deepwater Australia________________________________________________________________________
"I want to thank The REACH Group for a job well done. I am now a big believer in the process and what The REACH Group can bring to the table. The REACH Group has been a very important asset to the project".
-- Production Engineering Manager, Dominion Exploration & Production________________________________________________________________________
"The REACH Group helped us achieve a deepwater drilling record by implementing the Technical Limit process. This contributed to top safety performance, improved planning, leadership, team involvement, and ultimately huge cost savings".
-- Texaco Deepwater Exploration Manager________________________________________________________________________
"Technical Limits has done for Performance what STOP has done for Safety."
-- BP Alaska Company Man________________________________________________________________________
"We have informed all our suppliers and contractors that we will be using TECHNICAL LIMITS on all our projects."
-- Dominion Drilling Manager________________________________________________________________________
"The REACH Group helped us achieve top quartile drilling performance on our (GOM) prospect. Top Quartile Performance was ""Reached"" through TLD (Technical Limit Drilling) implementation at the rig, continuous improvement, and inclusion of the entire drilling team."
-- Texaco Senior Drilling Engineer