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Baker Hughes Holds Grand Opening of Phase II of Its Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)
Baker Hughes held the grand opening of Phase II of its new
Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) on Tuesday, December 2. Located on a 14-acre campus in northwest Houston, the CTI consists of 209,000 sq-ft of research and engineering space. Approximately 600 scientists, application engineers and laboratory technicians are conducting research, engineering, development and testing at the CTI. |
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Dear {FirstName} {LastName}: |
Volume 6, Number 12 |
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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Application-specific Tricone™ MXD Bit Achieves Outstanding Runs on Australia’s North West Shelf
Hughes Christensen recently had an outstanding run on a multi-well development in 450-m (1,476-ft) water depth on Australia’s North West Shelf. The 9-1/2 in.
MXD-20DXDH bit is the product of teamwork between two customer engineers, the Hughes Christensen Perth-based marketing and engineering team, and the Hughes Christensen team in The Woodlands. The bit design was based on recent field performances of Hughes Christensen and competitor bits in a highly abrasive sandstone reservoir. The objective for the run was to geosteer on a bent motor assembly within a 2-m (6.6-ft) horizontal corridor as far as possible with the current BHA. Performance in this section had been limited by bit life and bits were typically pulled under gauge. The MXD bit drilled with excellent directional control and achieved the longest run in the field to date with well-above-average ROP. The bit drilled a total distance of 1,719 m (5,640 ft) and has since been run successfully several times on motor and rotary steerable assemblies. |
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TesTrak™ Service with SBSII Smart Battery Delivers Real-time Pressure Answers in Malaysia
INTEQ recently delivered valuable real-time pressure answers in Malaysia with the first worldwide deployment of an SBSII Smart Battery –
TesTrak service. The TesTrak service successfully measured 34 test points (34 Flow-Off Tests and 1 Flow-On Test) in six different reservoirs. The Flow-Off measurements, with significantly reduced pressure gauge “noise” due to circulation, provided excellent pressure gradients within the six reservoirs. This enabled the determination of the reservoir fluid types, some of which were later confirmed by Baker Atlas wireline sampling. |
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MAX-BRIDGE™ Bridging Package Helps in Discovering a Major in Field in Western Egyptian Desert
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids recently played a significant role in a major discovery in the western Egyptian desert.
MAX-BRIDGE custom bridging package was used for the first time in Egypt to replace the conventional polymer system that had been used in previous wells in this area. Typical wells had experienced problems with wellbore instability combined with severe fluid losses that often required packing off holes and sidetracks. The MAX-BRIDGE fluid was used in a 12-1/4 in. section to drill 9,492 ft (2,893 m) of challenging open hole with an 11.2 lb/gal mud weight without problems. The system was supported with
ADVANTAGE™ engineering,
DISPLEX™ and
BRIDGEWISE™ software to ensure successful execution. The well set a production record in the western Egyptian desert of 5,000 BOPD and 4.3 M ft3 of gas. |
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Baker Atlas Conducts Successful Deepwater Formation Evaluation Project in the Gulf of Mexico
Baker Atlas has completed a major deepwater formation evaluation project in the Gulf of Mexico. Crews ran an extensive set of logging and formation sampling services at a well depth of 31,000 ft (9,449 m) and hydrostatic pressures in excess of 22,000 psi. Multiple runs were made during the successful 21-day operation, and all of the client’s data requirements were met. Conventional log data was acquired, including cross-line acoustic dipole, NMR, imaging and triaxial resistivity data, along with the recovery of 93 rotary cores. The
RCISM service acquired more than 350 pressure tests, including repeats at 264 different levels in the well. Fluid samples were taken from seven different levels with contamination as low as 1.8 percent. Mini-DST operations were performed at four different levels, progressing almost perfectly to the pre-job planning parameters. |
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Baker Oil Tools Completes Three Subsea IWS Installations on North Sea’s Troll Field
Baker Oil Tools has successfully completed three
IWS subsea installations on the Troll field in the North Sea. The completions include
Safety Valve,
Gas Lift Valve,
Single Line Switches and 2
HCM-A™ units. Each HCM-A controls flow from a lateral branch up to 3 km long completed with 6-5/8 in.
EQUALIZER™ screens. Two systems were deployed. System 1 consists of a 1 X 2 system where there are two HCM-A Sleeves with one Single Line Switch and only one single control line to surface. System 2 is a 2 X 2 system, where there are two HCM-A Sleeves with two single-line Switches and a dual control line to surface to operate the sleeves. The two systems allowed for maximum downhole remote choking functionality from the limited penetrations available on the subsea hanger and tree system. |
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Baker Petrolite Provides Petrosweet™ H2S Scavenger Chemistry for Alberta Operator
Baker Petrolite is providing an Alberta, Canada,
customer with PETROSWEET H2S Scavenger chemical services and
expertise. As part of the start-up services for the customer, the Baker
Petrolite H2S Team held education sessions for customer
representatives, outside consultants, as well as the customer’s own
local service and support team. The Baker Petrolite team helped answer
questions on topics ranging from scrubber maintenance to, literally, how
the road should be built to accommodate the turning radius of the
delivery truck, all essential steps for ensuring customer satisfaction.
The treatment program has helped the customer reduce H2S
level and inhibit associated corrosion problems. |
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Centrilift ESP Systems Achieve Run-Life Milestone in South China Sea
Centrilift has achieved a major run-life milestone at a well in the Huizhou field in the South China Sea for CACT (CNOOC, ENI, Chevron). The
electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system has operated for 2,645 days, or over seven years. Centrilift has the top four run life wells in CACT, averaging 2,060 days. These long runs are more impressive considering the frequent stops and starts in the field due to weather and other issues. |
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ProductionQuest Installs Its First Permanent P/T Gauges in Peru
ProductionQuest has joined forces with Baker Oil Tools to successfully complete its first
permanent pressure and temperature (P/T) gauge installation for in Peru. The completion was successfully installed in a 70° deviated well by the joint Baker Hughes team. The completion included a SC-1R™ Hydraulic Set Packer™ and the Harvest™ downhole gauge. |
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