Because in drilling, you don’t rise to the level of your intentions. You fall to the level of your optimization routines.
As Alex began to plan the drilling operation, he realized that the well's trajectory and drilling parameters needed to be optimized. The formation was known to be hard and abrasive, which would require a lot of energy to drill through. Moreover, the well had to be drilled at a specific angle to reach the target reservoir, which added complexity to the operation. applied drilling engineering optimization pdf