Keithville Well Drilling to deploy Schramm's T250XD in Haynesville shale

Keithville Well Drilling to deploy Schramm's T250XD in Haynesville shale

KEITHVILLE, Louisiana -- Keithville Well Drilling Co. has purchased and accepted delivery of the Schramm T250XD, a new, land-based rig designed specifically for shale drilling. The company plans to immediately utilize the rig in the Haynesville shale of northwest Louisiana and East Texas.

"We are excited to begin using the T250XD rig, which we see as a direct answer to our industry’s need for smaller and more mobile top-hole drilling rigs for use in unconventional plays,” said Keithville CEO Jeff Talley. “We anticipate that utilizing the T250XD for top-hole drilling will enable us to safely and responsibly reduce cycle times, and thus overall drilling costs, while also reducing the footprint of our drilling pads.”

The electric-over-hydraulic drilling rig was unveiled by Schramm at this year's OTC in Houston.

“We are very pleased with the opportunity to provide Keithville with our most innovative new rig, which was designed to increase the overall efficiency, safety and cost effectiveness of shale drilling programs,” said Schramm’s CEO Ed Breiner. “As we continue to successfully roll out the T250XD, we are always striving to develop new product offerings customized to meet the latest trends in unconventional shale drilling.”

T250XD features include increased top drive travel, added BOP clearance and an operator’s control room equipped with Schramm’s proprietary online integrated real-time documentation system Rig-ID. This web based library enables documentation access from remote operating centers around the globe via satellite or the internet.

The T250XD provides 250,000 lbs (113,398 kg) hook load using Schramm’s patented Telemast technology and is equipped with Schramm’s LoadSafe XD fully-automated, hands-free pipe handling system.

Keithville Well Drilling is a privately-owned, drilling and oilfield services company, headquartered in Keithville, Louisiana.