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Through extensive, varied experience providing comprehensive drilling solutions and directional services, Cougar balances innovation with reliability to facilitate effective, optimised drilling projects both on and offshore.

Cougar Drilling Solutions began in 1969 as a manufacturer of downhole drilling tools focused on the Canadian oil and gas markets. Over the last 50 years Cougar has continually evolved by integrating engineering and innovation platforms to increase value for our customers while focusing on expanding into new markets across the globe. Today, Cougar is investing in technologies that will create long-term differentiation within the industry.

Cougar have transformed drilling operations in over 1,500 oil and gas wells and over 500 geothermal wells across North and South America, Europe, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Their talented engineers create informed solution plans and the advanced technology to achieve them, whatever the client’s ambition or drill campaign’s obstacle.

From 2008 to 2022 alone (since digitally capturing data), Cougar has deployed over 57,000 jobs in over 64 countries to various oil, gas, geothermal and mining operations across the globe. These deployments encompass all major and minor energy operations, with a primary focus on the Middle East and North American markets while still playing a strong role in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe Caspian regions.

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Cougar champions innovative engineering, powerful advanced machinery, and strategic interpretation of data as the key pillars of successful downhole operations; a three-pronged approach reflected in their own robust business structure. Cougar Dynamics is the strand of the business driving software breakthroughs, capturing and analysing data to resolve the most complex project dysfunctions and inform operational planning. Cougar Directional combines the best geology talent, advanced tools and expert techniques to manage and oversee complex drilling operations, while Cougar Downhole manufactures built-for-purpose drilling equipment for sale and to rent across the world. This targeted, yet full-spectrum approach to optimising well-drilling has helped garner Cougar global acclaim within the oil and gas industry.

Cougar is laser focused on three key pillars: innovative engineering and manufacturing, deployment of advanced technology and talent, and the capture & analysis of high frequency data. This approach is reflected in their internal business structure; Cougar Dynamics, is focused on the acquisition and analysis of data, utilizing internal and external resources to create software which builds an understanding of key metrics to apply the best solutions to customers wells for increased performance. Cougar Downhole is the heart of Cougar, engineering and manufacturing top tier drilling tools and designing innovative solutions to complex downhole problems while continually evolving iterative technologies to fit the new industry standards. Cougar Directional is the culmination of both downhole and dynamics, utilizing the outputs of those divisions along with world-class operational talent to execute drilling some of the most complex wellbores in any environment, while providing key insights and recommendations to operators for continual improvement.

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Capable of enhancing the full life cycle of any drilling campaign, Cougar provides an integrated suite of well-planning that helps clients to quantify wellbore position, reduce drilling risk and improve operational accuracy. Offering unique software that ensures optimal preparation and timely drilling that remains within budget, Cougar harnesses broad experience and expertise to create bespoke directional plans.

From mechanical thrusters that guarantee consistent bit engagement, to the most durable drilling jars on the market, Cougar’s industry-leading drilling tools can be customised to meet individual specifications for maximum performance. Their unparalleled drilling motors are composed of high-grade materials, built to handle extremely challenging conditions and capable of reaching total depth in a single run despite high temperatures or deviation. This cutting-edge drilling machinery guarantees effective application in any environment.

Cougar recognises that assembling accurate data is the best way to understand and subsequently improve drilling performance. In order to detect, measure and diagnose specific drilling dysfunctions, they implement radical technology such as ION – a data capture tool that can be placed in any BHA component or anywhere along a drill string to successfully obtain meaningful data. By developing and implementing technology that caters to the nuances and varying frequencies of different wells, Cougar broadens their potential reach of impact. From innovative MWD services that optimise wellbore placement, to advanced geosteering tools, Cougar harnesses the power of data to transform the functionality of any drilling operation.

From planning to execution, Cougar is the partner of choice in constructing a top-quality wellbore. Through the utilization of the best planning software combined with key engineering and geology talent, you can be guaranteed that your well planning and positioning will provide the best possible production and ROI for your project. From there, the Cougar field operations experts will execute on those plans to the highest degree, minimizing tortuosity and keeping the well on target to TD. Lastly, Cougar will review every well for increased performance on the subsequent operations for continual improvement.

When it comes to fit for purpose drilling tools and downhole technologies, Cougar is second to none. Our flagship tool, The Mechanical Thruster has been applied to over 8000 wells around the globe and is proven to reduce downhole dysfunction and damage while creating consistency in drilling parameters and reducing overall spud-TD times. Couple that with the most robust drilling jars, mud motors, shock tools, and downhole measurements and steering instrumentation, you can create tailored bottom hole assemblies to fit any drilling operation and environment and be confident you’ll TD on or ahead of plan.

Through the shale revolution of the twenty first century, Cougar has recognized where the future of the industry lies; in data… not just in capturing and reviewing surface data but in analysing complex, high frequency data sets to understand specific downhole drilling dysfunctions and understand where and why they are occurring. Through this ethos the company engineered the ION Downhole Data Sensor and coupled it with a variety of software’s to meet specific application requirements and objectives. Couple the data from ION with industry leading M/LWD equipment and you get a comprehensive understanding of how your BHA and overall drilling operation are functioning, where points for improvement lie and how to accommodate those improvements.

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