Calculators

MECCA Failure Cost

MECCA / Telemetry Downtime

MECCA Failure Cost Calculator

Estimate the direct cost of a single MECCA / telemetry failure event during underground directional drilling — and what it adds up to across a year.

Editable inputs

Number of drill crew directly affected People idle or diverted during failure response

people

Average fully burdened labour rate Use internal fully burdened cost

$ / person / hr

Rig / equipment operating cost Rig, tooling, support equipment

$ / hr

Fault identification time Time to locate likely failure

hours

Rod pull / recovery time Time spent pulling / recovering rods

hours

Reinstallation / restart time Time to reinstall and resume drilling

hours

Metres lost / reworked Metres that need to be redrilled or recovered

metres

Cost per metre drilled Internal drilling cost per metre

$ / m

Failures per month Average observed failure frequency

events / month

Working months per year Operational months per year

months

Calculated outputs

Estimated annual cost

$0/ year

Total downtime per event

0hours

Estimated direct cost per event

Estimated monthly cost

$0/ month

Annual lost drilling hours

0hours / year

Recurring MECCA failures add up fast. See how MACROMEC eliminates these interruptions.

This calculator is indicative only. Replace default assumptions with site-specific values before using the outputs for procurement or management decisions.

STS MACROMEC Payback Calculator

MACROMEC Investment

MACROMEC Payback Calculator

Estimate your annual avoided cost and simple payback period if MACROMEC reduces or eliminates recurring MECCA-related telemetry failures.

Editable inputs

Current failures per month

events / month

Average downtime per failure

hours

Rig / equipment cost

$ / hr

Crew size

people

Labour rate

$ / person / hr

Number of rigs affected

rigs

Expected failure reduction Use 100% only if justified

Estimated MACROMEC implementation cost Hardware, setup, training

Working months per year

months

Calculated outputs

Payback in months

0months

Cost per failure

Annual failure events

0events / year

Current annual failure cost

$0/ year

Expected annual avoided cost

$0/ year

Simple payback period

0years

Net benefit in year 1

See how quickly MACROMEC pays for itself on your operation.

This calculator is indicative only. Replace default assumptions with site-specific values before using the outputs for procurement or management decisions.

STS Eastman Survey Replacement Calculator

Manual Survey Workflow

Eastman Survey Replacement Calculator

Estimate the labour time, lost drilling time and annual cost tied up in manual Eastman survey workflows — and what digital survey capability could save.

Editable inputs

Surveys per shift

surveys

Minutes per manual survey

minutes

Personnel involved

people

Average labour rate

$ / person / hr

Shifts per week

shifts

Operating weeks per year

weeks

Lost drilling value per hour Rig or productivity value

$ / hr

Expected digital survey time reduction Use conservative assumption

Calculated outputs

Estimated annual cost avoided

$0/ year

Manual survey time per shift

0hours / shift

Annual manual survey hours

0hours / year

Annual labour cost

$0/ year

Annual drilling time value lost

$0/ year

Estimated annual time saved

0hours / year

See how MICROMEC's digital survey capability removes manual Eastman survey time from every shift.

This calculator is indicative only. Replace default assumptions with site-specific values before using the outputs for procurement or management decisions.

STS Rod Selection Cost Calculator

Drill Rod Program

Rod Selection Cost Calculator

Estimate your annual rod replacement and failure-related downtime cost — and the indicative saving from an alternative rod program.

Editable inputs

Metres drilled per year

m / year

Average rod program life Use site-specific replacement interval

m / rod-equivalent

Replacement cost per rod-equivalent

Failure incidents per year

events / year

Downtime per failure

hours

Rig / crew downtime cost

$ / hr

Potential life improvement Alternative rod program assumption

Potential failure reduction Alternative rod program assumption

Calculated outputs

Indicative annual saving

$0/ year

Estimated annual replacements

0units / year

Annual replacement cost

$0/ year

Annual downtime hours from failures

0hours / year

Annual downtime cost

$0/ year

Current annual rod-related cost

$0/ year

Est. replacement cost after life improvement

$0/ year

Est. downtime cost after reduction

$0/ year

See how CHD vs NQ rod programs compare on your metres, and where the savings come from.

This calculator is indicative only. Replace default assumptions with site-specific values before using the outputs for procurement or management decisions.

STS Telemetry Continuity Calculator

Telemetry Continuity

Telemetry Continuity Calculator

Estimate the annual productivity impact of telemetry interruptions across your underground drilling rigs — and what continuity improvements could recover.

Editable inputs

Number of active rigs

rigs

Operating shifts per week

shifts / week

Operating weeks per year

weeks / year

Planned drilling hours per shift

hours

Telemetry interruption events per rig per month

events / month

Average interruption duration

hours / event

Productive drilling value Use rig / crew / productivity value

$ / hour

Expected interruption reduction Potential benefit after improvements

Calculated outputs

Potential productivity value recovered

$0/ year

Planned annual drilling hours

0hours / year

Annual telemetry events

0events / year

Annual lost drilling hours

0hours / year

Annual lost productivity value

$0/ year

Potential hours recovered

0hours / year

Equivalent recovered shifts

0shifts / year

Book a telemetry continuity review for your drilling program.

This calculator is indicative only. Replace default assumptions with site-specific values before using the outputs for procurement or management decisions.