An Efficient Solution to Cut and Pull Casing, Offshore Indonesia. An innovative, motorized casing cutter BHA, enabled the use of a snubbing unit in a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign instead of a conventional rig. Result A significant cost-saving solution was implemented successfully. The motorized BHA resulted in a successful cut in a few minutes … Read more
Sidetracking Success Using the TrackMaster Select* System in India. Four consecutive sidetracks from 13 3⁄8 inch casing were planned and executed flawlessly by the Wellbore Integrity Solutions (WIS) team in India. Result Each TrackMaster Select system was set at the desired depth, the windows were milled, and rat hole drilled all in a single trip. … Read more
New Extended Reach Spear Delivers Cut and Pull Efficiencies Saving 1.6 days of Rig Time in the UK North Sea. The introduction of a new Extended Reach Spear (ERS) that has a wide opening diameter range, can be engaged and disengaged on-demand an unlimited number of times provided significant efficiencies in a 9 5⁄8 inch … Read more
A Complex Fishing Application Yields Success in Ecuador. Experienced Wellbore Integrity Solutions (WIS) personnel planned and recovered a heavily corroded completion, allowing the restoration of well production in the Sucumbios region of Ecuador. Result Efficient planning and contingency options resulted in a completion that was fully recovered with a rig time saving of two days. … Read more
Well Abandonment Technologies Deliver Outstanding Results, Offshore, Western Australia. Successful deployment of Wellbore Integrity Solutions’ pipe cutter and ProLATCH-N* wellhead recovery systems highlight one-trip efficiencies and the resulting time savings. Result 9 7⁄8 in. heavy wall casing was cut rapidly and recovered. An efficient one trip solution was provided to cut both 20 in. and … Read more
Responsive Service and Flawless Execution Demonstrated in the Installation of a 9 5/8 inch High-pressure Casing Patch in the North Sea. Wellbore Integrity Solutions was called upon to plan, mobilize, and successfully install a high-pressure casing patch during a work-over operation. Result A rapid response was provided to restore integrity to leaking 9 5⁄8 in. … Read more
Continued Performance Reliability with the TrackMaster Select* in Indonesia. Recent examples of successful one-trip sidetracks in East Kalimantan highlights a predictable, reliable performance in both 13 3⁄8 in. and 9 5⁄8 in. casing applications. Result In both cases, a successful one-trip sidetrack was achieved. The milling time was considered to be “best in class” for … Read more
Use of TrackMaster Select* System Saves 36 Hours of Rig Time in a Challenging Application in Mexico. An outstanding one-trip performance using the Trackmaster Select system delivers a successful deep sidetrack in a 9 7⁄8 inch high strength casing. Result Successfully completed a window in 9 7⁄8 in. 62.8 ppf TAC-140 casing in one trip. … Read more
Remote Operation Techniques Successfully Applied in Norway. Wellbore Integrity Solutions (WIS) successfully planned and executed a remotely supervised cut and pull operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Result A successful example of a 9 5⁄8 in. casing cut and pull operation supervised remotely and in accordance with plans. No non-productive time (NPT) or safety issues … Read more