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Baker Hughes has not received reports of serious injuries to our employees or their families. On the other hand, several families have suffered significant damage to their homes and some have even lost everything. Baker Hughes is actively supporting these families through their recovery.
Some of the Baker Hughes facilities in the Gulf Coast region lost power and suffered damage. A Call Center established at the Centrilift facility in Oklahoma served as a vital communications channel between our Crisis Management Team and employees. We're now working expeditiously to restore the damaged facilities back to operational status. |
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Dear {FirstName} {LastName}: |
Volume 6, Number 9 |
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 Oil Tools’ VACS™ and ULTRA-CLEAN™
Cleaning Tools and BHDF
MICRO-PRIME™ Spacer Create New Wellbore Cleanup Standard
A joint initiative in Malaysia between Baker Oil
Tools and Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids (BHDF) has led to the
successful deployment of
VACS™ and
ULTRA-CLEAN™ brush sub and
MICRO-PRIME spacer. A wellbore cleanup BHA was deployed due to
the high inclination of the well, poor annular velocity and limited
flow rate from surface. Therefore, sand and slug residues could not
be circulated out of the well. MICRO-PRIME, a high-efficiency
wellbore clean-up spacer, was deployed to enhance the effectiveness
of wellbore cleanup while minimizing the potential risk during and
post-completion due to poor cleaning results. MICRO-PRIME uses
advanced Mesophase technology that cleans and water-wets all
surfaces, even with very high levels of oil residues. Due to the
outstanding results, the operator has incorporated the joint
proposal into standard operations procedure for wellbore cleanup. |
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Centrilift Provides ESP Systems for a Louisiana and Texas Field Reactivation Program
Centrilift is providing
electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems for a field in Louisiana and a field in Texas. There are 69 existing wells in the Louisiana field and the client has an aggressive reactivation program with an additional 10 wells being reworked and reactivated during the project. There are 42 existing wells in the Texas field and the client is drilling two new injection wells in this field to increase water capacity so they can rework and reactivate an additional 25 wells. |
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Baker Petrolite HI-M-PACT™ Hydrate Inhibitor Generates Incremental Profit of $2.5 Million for Gulf of Mexico Operator
Baker Petrolite recently implemented its
HI-M-PACT inhibitor for a Gulf of Mexico offshore producer, generating a total customer incremental profit of approximately $2.5 million over the remaining life of the well. The offshore producer had been operating a subsea well producing 7.5 mmscf per day gas, 7 BOPD, and 800 BWPD through a 22-mile tieback. Due to the flow line length, hydrate protection was required in case of an emergency shut-in. The addition of HI-M-PACT inhibitor in combination with methanol allowed for a 75% reduction in methanol usage in this line. In addition to the savings from reduced methanol consumption, cost savings were also realized from the associated reduction in methanol boat usage. |
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Hughes Christensen Sleeve Gauge PDC Bit Saves $750,000 for UK Wytch Farm Well
Hughes Christensen developed a sleeve gauge PDC bit design to be used on a steerable motor assembly for drilling a sidetrack well through Mercia mudstone and Sherwood sands in the Wytch Farm field in onshore south UK. The goal was to achieve a maximum dogleg of 8.5°/10 m to section TD. An existing design, the
Genesis™ 8-1/2" bit, was modified for this arduous application. Drilling 1,341.5 m (4,403 ft) at an average ROP of 6.5 m/hr, the durable design with finely tuned
EZSteer™ technology provided good toolface control, achieved the required dogleg and delivered high overall ROP. This allowed the operator to save five days drilling time and to realize a cost saving of $750,000. This is the first time the operator has drilled the 8-1/2" reservoir section in Wytch Farm with a single bit. |
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INTEQ Drills Six-Leg Extended Reach Horizontal Well in the Williston Basin
INTEQ recently drilled a six-leg extended reach horizontal well for in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. The Bakken formation, through which the horizontal well was drilled, presents unique challenges for drilling operations, including extremely abrasive rock, elevated temperatures, and excessive downhole vibration levels. INTEQ’s 4-3/4"
Ultra X-treme™ Motor technology with a 4-3/4" NaviGamma™ and
Multiple Propagation Resistivity (MPR) was used to drill a total of 19,773 ft (6,027 m) in 599.2 drilling hours, including the drilling time involved to openhole sidetrack each leg. A water-based mud system was used for the application with maximum temperatures reaching 275°F (135°C). This marks the first attempt of this wellbore design to be drilled in the Williston Basin and it was deemed a significant success. |
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Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids Finishes Zero Discharge Well in Australia’s Offshore Scott Reef Prospect
In Australia, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids has successfully finished a client’s first zero discharge well in the Scott Reef prospect of the Browse Basin. Key issues revolved around the environmentally challenging drilling location, and a jack-up rig standing over a pristine coral reef formation. BHDF
Fluids Environmental Services (FES) provided a custom built slurrification system for water-based cuttings. Cuttings were slurrified and pumped to a support boat for transport away from the coral reef to be discharged in deep water. The critical issue was zero “spillage” to the sea in any shape or form on location. The top hole proved problematic in slurrifying the coral cuttings, but once the reef itself had been drilled, drilling commenced to TD without problems and slurrification was finished with zero discharge. Because of the extremely critical situation, the greatest care and attention were applied to ensure 100% environmental compliance, a goal which was successfully achieved. |
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Baker Atlas Re-enters Williston Basin Cased Hole Services Market, Performs Stage-Frac Perforating in a Horizontal Well
Baker Atlas has re-entered the cased hole services market in the Williston Basin located in North Dakota. The Williston District recently completed its first stage-frac
perforating operation in a horizontal well for a large U.S. operator. The incident-free operation required the completion of four perforating stages in a horizontal well, shooting 36 select-fire perforating guns while setting a plug-in combination on each trip into the well. The well was drilled to a vertical depth of 10,000 ft (3,048 m) with a horizontal section of 5,500 ft (1,676 m), and all of the stage runs were conveyed via pumpdown assembly to measured depths of up to 15,500 ft (4,724 m). |
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