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Dr. Mark Zoback Conducts Two-day Class on Oilfield Geomechanics in Dubai
 Professor Mark Zoback recently taught a special two-day class on Oilfield Geomechanics at the Baker Hughes Education Center in Dubai. The class leveraged the recent acquisition of
Geomechanics International (GMI). Dr. Zoback of Stanford University is one of the founders of GMI. He is an advisor to Baker Hughes Incorporated and a world renowned expert in oilfield geomechanics. He was recently selected by the American Geophysical Union to receive the AGU medal, reserved for the most outstanding contributors in the field. He is also the author of the book Reservoir Geomechanics. |
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Dear {FirstName} {LastName}: |
Volume 6, Number 11 |
Welcome to
Technology Update,
the Baker Hughes e-newsletter to inform you about our latest technologies for oil and gas drilling, formation evaluation,
completion and production. |
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EZCase™ Casing Bit Delivers Significant Cost Savings in the Gulf of Mexico Subsalt Environment
Hughes Christensen has successfully deployed
EZCase casing bit technology in the Gulf of Mexico deepwater subsalt environment, delivering significant savings while reducing non-productive time (NPT). In the Green Canyon area at 3,450 ft (1,052 m) water depth, a 12-1/4 in. EZCase bit on a 10-3/4 in. liner was used to drill through and isolate a challenging sub-salt tar zone. This tar zone had caused the operator to sidetrack the well two times prior to the EZCase bit run. The EZCase bit drilled 464 ft (141 m) in 13.3 hours with an average ROP of 34.9 ft/hr (10.64 m/hr), overcoming all the problems associated with the tar zone and allowing the operator to reach TD. |
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AutoTrak™ eXpress™ Service Provides Valuable Answers While Drilling for Challenging Woodford Shale Wells
INTEQ has delivered valuable drilling answers using the new
AutoTrak eXpress service in the Anadarko Basin’s extremely challenging low-porosity, low-permeability Woodford Shale. The shale’s porosity ranges from 3-9% and its permeability is measured in hundreds of nano-darcies (i.e., essentially no permeability). To help the operator increase the length of lateral interval by an additional 450 ft (137 m), INTEQ planned a complex well profile with a negative vertical section using the 6-3/4 in. AutoTrak eXpress service. This was engineered to deliver cost-efficient rotary steerable performance in lower spread cost environments such as the Anadarko Basin. This well was successfully drilled, and the operator completed the well with one additional frac stage — improving gas recovery by approximately
US $6 million based on current prices. |
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X-LINK™ Material Minimizes Lost Circulation in South China Sea
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids’
X-LINK lost circulation material was used to successfully control lost returns for an operator in the South China Sea. While drilling at 5,302 ft. (1,616 m), the operator experienced total loss of returns. After several LCM pills were spotted with only a minimal degree of success, the decision was made to use the X-LINK material. The X-LINK pill was displaced into the hole, the pipe pulled to 4,396 ft. (1340 m), and 100 psi applied to the formation for six hours. Circulation was then started with no losses observed. The pipe was then pulled to the surface and a new BHA installed and run in the hole to 1,099 ft. (335 m). Washing and reaming began at 5,082 ft. (1,549 m) with minimal losses observed. Drilling continued to 9,596 ft. (2,925 m) with losses of only 25-30 bbls/hour with no additional LCM added to the system. The operator was able to continue to the casing point with only minimal losses despite having no additional LCM added to the system while drilling. |
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Baker Atlas Logs Deepest, Hottest Onshore Well in Australia
Baker Atlas crew in Moomba recently logged the deepest, hottest onshore well drilled to date in Australia. The team succeeded in logging the well with a string of
NAUTILUS™ tools at a depth of 16,109 ft (4,910 m) with 39° of deviation and a bottomhole temperature of 470°F (243°C). |
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Baker Oil Tools Achieves High Success Rate for Frac-Point™ Installations in the Williston Basin
Baker Oil Tools recently installed 16 Frac-Point systems in the Williston Basin in North Dakota. The systems utilized the
ZXP™ Liner Top Packer, HMC™ Hanger and the
Frac-Point™ Casing Hanger Packer,
REPackers™ (swell packers) and Frac Sleeves. Depths averaged 10,000 ft (3,048 m) vertical with 5,000 ft (1,524 m) to 10,500 ft (3,200 m) of horizontal hole. In addition, there were 12 successful Frac jobs on previously run Frac-Point assemblies with 100% success on all jobs. In the Williston Basin, Baker Oil Tools has run 75 Frac-Point assemblies in 2008 with a 98% success rate on newly installed assemblies and 100% success rate on frac jobs for nine different operators. |
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Baker Petrolite Applies PETROSWEET™ H2S Scavenger to Sweeten Gas without Scaling for an Offshore Brazil Subsalt Well
Baker Petrolite has completed the first successful H2S scavenger subsalt field, offshore Brazil. The objective of the trial was to sweeten gas from 200 ppm H2S to below 10 ppm at 130°C (266°F) via downhole capillary application without adversely affecting scaling tendency. The scavenger selected for this high-temperature application was a proprietary, oil-soluble product,
PETROSWEET HSO600 H2S Scavenger. A competitor’s water based scavenger applied before the PETROSWEET HSO600 Scavenger treatment failed to meet the customer’s requirements, showed significantly lower efficiency and caused major scaling issues. |
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ESP Centrilift Progressing Cavity ESP Systems Running for Eight Years
One of the first Centrilift
electrical submersible progressing cavity pumping (ESPCP) systems installed in Oman has been running for eight years. The Mukhaizna Field is producing 16° API crude oil, which is a challenging environment for many artificial lift options. Centrilift’s ESPCP system provided a solution that has been extremely successful. In eight years, the well has produced over 275,000 barrels of oil. |
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ProductionQuest Provides Libya’s First Permanent Gauge Installations
ProductionQuest is providing
High Temperature permanent instrumentation systems for a customer’s three-well development in Libya. The systems are the first permanent gauge installations in the country. |
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