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Dear {FirstName} {LastName}: |
Volume 6, Number 8 |
Welcome to
Technology Update,
the Baker Hughes e-newsletter to inform you about our latest technologies for oil and gas drilling, formation evaluation,
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Hughes Christensen, INTEQ Save $1.2 Million with Record Run in Alabama
Joint efforts between Hughes Christensen and INTEQ have saved an operator $1.2 million in a record run in Mobile, Alabama in the Hatters Pond field. The operator’s objective was to drill a 12-1/4" hole from 5,400 ft (1,646 m) MD to beyond 12,000 ft (3,658 m) MD in one run with no twist-offs or back reaming, which were problems that had occurred on offset wells. Using the Hughes Christensen
Quantec™ 12-1/4" PDC bit and an INTEQ 9-1/2"
X-treme™ LS motor, the operator set a new single-run distance record, drilling 7,305 ft (2,227 m) from 5,400 ft (1,646 m) to 12,705 ft (3,872 m) in 11.5 days. This was 11.5% less time than the best offset, which required two bits to reach 12,705 ft (3872 m). The run was also 42.5% better than the second-best offset, which required three bits to reach 12,705 ft (3,872 m). |
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Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids Continues to Perform MICRO-WASH™ Wellbore Remediation Projects in Deepwater Nigeria
In Nigeria, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids has completed recently its eighth
MICRO-WASH high-definition wellbore remediation job on a deepwater injector well as part of a multi-well project. Six MICRO-WASH jobs have been executed during the last six months. The customer decided to use the MICRO-WASH technology to remove skin damage of a drill-in fluid from a competitor fluid company. Water Injectivity tests were performed on one of the wells that had been treated with MICRO-WASH and the system was found to meet all expectations. For the project, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids is providing the full remediation support package including all storage and pumping systems, which were supplied by the Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids team in Port-Harcourt and Onné. |
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Baker Atlas Saves 40 Hours of Rig Time with Deployment Risk Management for a Deviated Well Offshore Malaysia
Baker Atlas recently completed a multi-run job offshore Malaysia. The S-shaped well had a maximum deviation of 63°, and both the
HDIP /XMAC-F1/DSL toolstring and the
RCI toolstring were performed on wireline, with six samples and 23 pressures acquired. The operation was successful through a comprehensive approach using pre-job modeling, Deployment Risk Management and multiple advanced-deployment services. Hydraulic wireline jars were used to reduce the risk of a stuck toolstring. This was the first time a Motorized Releasable Cable Head (MRCH) was deployed in Malaysia. Additionally, flywheels assisted with the descent into the highly deviated well, providing 40 hours of rig-time savings due to the avoidance of two pipe-conveyed logging operations. |
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Baker Oil Tools Completes First Wells in China with Inflow Control Device Technology
Baker Oil Tools China has just completed two wells for a major development project in Bohai Bay using the
EQUALIZER™ Reservoir Optimized Completion System. Baker Oil Tools now has the only wells in China completed with Inflow Control Device technology. Due to the heterogeneous permeability of the reservoir and strong water drive, the Reservoir Optimized Completion design called for wellbore segmentation along the length of the open hole. The first well completed 548 m ( of 8-1/2" open hole using EQUALIZER Technology, seven MPas™ Open Hole Packers, and 14 Slip-On
REPacker™ Reactive Element Packers. The second well was 494 meters and requiring MPas Open Hole Packers and 12 Slip-On REPacker Reactive Element Packers. Initial production from the first well
was 100% oil. |
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Baker Petrolite Applies Flow Improver to Reduce High Back Pressure for European Crude Oil Pipeline
An onshore producer in Europe asked Baker Petrolite to help reduce high pumping back-pressure in a wet crude oil pipeline. Baker Petrolite oilfield chemical experts first determined the high back pressure was due to the high viscosity of the formed crude oil-water emulsion. To address this challenge,
WAO85317 Flow Improver, a treatment program for lowering the oil viscosity in pipelines, was applied to the system. Within 2-1/2 hours of treatment, pipeline pressure at the beginning of the line was greatly reduced. The solution increased pipeline production capacity and greatly extended the pump run-time. |
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ProductionQuest Installs Fiber-Optic Permanent Gauges Offshore Malaysia
ProductionQuest recently completed two
fiber-optic permanent gauge
installations offshore Malaysia. ProductionQuest fiber-optic gauges were
deployed as the operator’s previous experience with electronic gauges in
large-bore, high-rate gas applications had been poor due to potential
vibration issues and long-term reliability concerns. Both
ProductionQuest systems were installed successfully with the
installation team commended for their professionalism and commitment to
HS&E. The operator has ordered five additional ProductionQuest systems
for near-term installation. |
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INTEQ Performs First AutoTrak™ with FE Trak Services in Saudi Arabia’s Safaniya Field
INTEQ has performed the first
AutoTrak-AziTrak-LithoTrak-TesTrak™ job offshore Saudi Arabia. The AziTrak system was used to navigate through channel sands and ensure optimum well placement in a little-known area of the Safaniya Field. The TesTrak system was required to update the reservoir pressure database of the Safaniya Field. The system was successfully utilized to drill 3,400 ft (1,036 m) and acquire 11 test points in a single run. |
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Centrilift to Supply 2.4 Million Feet of ESP Cable to Libya
Centrilift was recently awarded a major contract to supply 426 reels of
ESP cable
to one of the Libyan national oil companies. The total length of cable ordered is more than 2.4 million ft (731,529 m), which if laid out end to end would stretch from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Houston with enough left to almost reach Galveston. This is the largest order to date for Centrilift
in Libya. It will take 16 months to complete the order. |
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