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Dear {FirstName} {LastName}: |
Volume 6, Number 7 |
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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Baker Hughes Providing Integrated Operations for 15 Offshore Wells in Mexico
Baker Hughes is providing Integrated Operations services for the construction and completion of 15 offshore wells in Mexico, including design, planning, engineering, field services and project management. Over the next two years, a Baker Hughes-led consortium with BJ Services will implement the project using up to seven offshore drilling rigs. The operational scope includes drilling, evaluation, bits, electrical logging, drilling and completion fluids, tubular services, pumping, cementing, completion, well testing, cuttings treatment and disposal services, engineering and project management. |
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Hughes Christensen Sets North Sea Casing-While-Drilling Footage Record
Hughes Christensen recently set a North Sea
EZCase™ casing bit system footage record in Norway. The operator opted to use casing-while-drilling (CwD) for a 12-1/4" section to drill through trouble zones, allowing the 10-3/4" casing to be set deeper, and therefore, provide a superior leak-off test. Hughes Christensen supplied a 12-1/4" EZCase bit that was custom-designed for increased durability in this challenging run. Drilling commenced at 5,803 ft (1,769 m) at a 60° inclination and drilled 561 ft (171 m). The ROP varied from a controlled rate of 30 ft/hr (9.1 m/hr) to 60 ft/hr (18.3 m/hr) in the shale sequences and torque was steady at 12 to 14 Kft/lb. The shoe was drilled out with a 9-1/2" Tricone bit in 15 minutes. |
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Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids Applies Specialized Fluids Technologies to Reduce Drilling Days and Avoid Problems for Texas Hill Country Well
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids has successfully drilled two wells in Hill County, Texas using 2% (by volume)
AQUA-MAGIC™ differential sticking preventative and 6 ppb of
SULFATROL™ shale stabilizer in a polymer mud system. The customer had used various mud systems and additives from competitors to attempt to decrease drilling days with limited to no success. In addition to reducing days, problems running production tubing successfully had been an issue on previous competitor’s wells. A well drilled prior to the introduction of AQUA-MAGIC and SULFATROL additives took 34 days to drill from spud to TD. Production tubing was run but substantial washing and reaming were needed to get the casing on bottom and cemented. After adding AQUA-MAGIC and SULFATROL products to the polymer mud, the operator was able to drill the next well from spud to TD in a total of 14 days. In addition to saving drilling days, production casing was run to bottom without encountering any problems. |
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Baker Atlas Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Service Determines Fracture Strength of Reservoir and Cap Rock in Kazakhstan
Baker Atlas and its associated companies, VSFusion and Magnitude, offer
Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring products and services to collect, process and evaluate microseismic events to map fractures that occur away from the treatment well to help estimate fracture volume and direction. In a related development, Baker Atlas recently completed an RCI /Micro-frac service in Kazakhstan to help determine the fracture strength of the reservoir and overlying cap rock. The client had previously obtained basic information by pressurizing up the casing, which required significant rig time and limited the measurement to a single depth immediately below the casing shoe. After extensive planning and preparation, the client agreed to record an RCI/Micro-frac log, which followed the standard logging program and recorded multiple formation breakdowns at several depths. While the instrument was still in the hole, the data was quality-checked in Houston to confirm its validity and optimize the acquisition of additional samples at various depths. The client was impressed with the results and plans to replace the conventional Micro-frac with RCI/Micro-frac in future wells. |
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Baker Oil Tools EmuSOLV AQUA™ Stimulation Fluid Treatment System Increases Production from a Gulf of Mexico Well
Baker Oil Tools continues to experience success with the
EmuSOLV AQUA™ Stimulation Fluid Treatment System. A Gulf of Mexico operator could not obtain the level of production expected following a frac pack completion. Prior to completing the well, the operator had excessive losses of both oil-based mud and zinc bromide-based completion fluid. Production rate after the frac pack completion was 200 mcf gas/day and 30 bbl condensate at 500 psi flowing tubing pressure. The BOT team worked with the customer to develop a treatment program to address the inflow performance issue. An EmuSOLV AQUA pre-flush was pumped ahead of an acid treatment. Post stimulation production rate was reported at 2,200 mcf gas/day and 70 bbls condensate with a 4,200 psi flowing tubing pressure. |
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ProductionQuest, Centrilift Provide ESP Monitoring System in Canada
Baker Hughes divisions ProductionQuest and Centrilift joined forces to successfully complete the first of a four-well project in the Long Lake Field in Fort McMurray, Canada. In the first well, ProductionQuest installed two high-temperature (205°C – 401°F)
Pressure/Temperature (P/T) gauges. One gauge was installed directly on Centrilift’s
ESP motor housing at a depth of 1,240 ft (378 m), and the second gauge installed on a stinger located below the ESP assembly at 1,244 ft (379 m). The gauge connected directly on the motor housing is used to monitor the temperature of the motor windings, to increase run life for the ESP assembly. The gauge located below the ESP assembly is utilized to monitor the pressure and temperature. This configuration is allowing the customer to better manage the Long Lake reservoir. The P/T and ESP surface units are communicating with one another, in a unified Baker Hughes system. |
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Baker Petrolite Completes Global Launch of FATHOM™ Certified Chemicals for Subsea and Deepwater Applications
Baker Petrolite has successfully completed the global launch of
FATHOM™ Certified Chemicals and the associated certification process. The FATHOM certification process pre-tests a group of Baker Petrolite’s deepwater production chemicals to ensure their suitability for the fast growing subsea and deepwater markets. The certification process results in a complete set of specifications for each specialty product including physical properties, material compatibilities and high pressure viscosities. In addition, all the FATHOM Certified Chemicals are umbilical and capillary qualified. This process ensures that the operators’ project engineers can select the appropriate production chemicals to fit the needs of their projects without harm to their equipment and operations. |
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INTEQ Performs Formation Evaluation While Drilling in Foam Using IntelliServ Wired Pipe Telemetry
INTEQ was recently challenged by a customer in California to drill and log a 6-3/4" hole in an underbalanced wellbore. This required the use of foam as the drilling fluid. IntelliServ Inc. had been contracted to supply a wired pipe telemetry string to enable the transmission of data in real time. INTEQ has worked closely with IntelliServ to interface technology with their system, and is today leading the industry in commercial applications of wired pipe technology. INTEQ provided all the
drilling and
evaluation equipment to deliver the real-time data required by the client and interface to the wired pipe system. Due to the complexity of foam application, however, an alternative to turbine power was required. The INTEQ technical group re-engineered an existing solution that would power the assembly by batteries for the duration of the run. Directional, pressure management, gamma ray and resistivity, formation evaluation data and wellbore images were then provided in real time. Additional milestones included the first
formation evaluation while drilling (FEWD) services on 4" wired pipe, and the first FEWD services in a foam application. |
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Centrilift Installs Novel Dual ESP System, Offshore Mexico
Centrilift has installed a novel dual
electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system configuration for Pemex, offshore Mexico. This is the first installation of a dual ESP in a single capsule worldwide, requiring several new tool designs to successfully complete the application. Y-tools are predominantly used for ESP dual completions, but this technique has several limitations when there are cooling issues on the upper ESP of the string or when wellbore space is a concern. The advantage of the new configuration is improved motor cooling and the ability to fit the dual ESP in wells with smaller casing sizes. This ‘dual ESP in a single capsule’ configuration encapsulates two ESP systems in a single capsule, separated by a packer. The design shrouds both ESP systems, further improving motor cooling and, therefore, increasing system reliability. The new design also allows for the use of bigger diameter ESP systems in a dual configuration. The purpose of a dual ESP completion is to add redundancy and prolong the overall life of the ESP installation. When one unit is in operation, the fluid fully bypasses the second ESP system. |
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