The JIP has also been offered through the Drilling Engineering Association as DEA 147. Many more technical features are being added to the program to make it the most flexible, user-friendly software of its type available in the industry. To see a complete list of the program's present and planned new features, click here . The ability to model the entire wellbore trajectory through multiple stratigraphic intervals possessing variable stresses, pore pressures and rock properties JIP participants will also receive first priority software maintenance and support during the project, a training course and workshop, a single detailed stability analysis on a well of their choice, and all supporting documentation. The expected completion date for the project is March 1, 2002.
Participation is still open, and companies are encouraged to sign up early for maximum value.