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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.
Drilling & Evaluation
Latin America
 Hughes Christensen’s HedgeHog™ Diamond Impregnated Bit Drills Longest 12-1/4" Section in Venezuela
Hughes Christensen’s
HedgeHog diamond impregnated technology recently delivered superior performance in Venezuela, drilling the longest 12-1/4" hole section in the Lagomar field in west Venezuela. The record-setting performance was achieved by a 12-1/4" HedgeHog bit that drilled 1,955 ft (596 m) of sand/siltstone and shale stringers of the Misoa formation in 469 hours at an average ROP of 4.7 ft/hr (1.43 m/hr). The successful run represents a significant impreg milestone.
Europe Africa Russia Caspian
 INTEQ Sets World Record for Overbalanced TesTrak™ Pressure and Mobility Tests in the North Sea
INTEQ was recently contracted at short notice by a North Sea operator to obtain formation pressure data using the
TesTrak system. This was the first use of the TesTrak service for this operator in the UK. A total of 16 successful pressure and mobility tests were taken with up to 7,076 psi overbalance, setting a new TesTrak world record! The Drilling Supervisor was impressed by the technical performance, and INTEQ has been awarded two additional TesTrak deployments as a result of the success.
Middle East Asia Pacific
 Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids Supplies Largest Rapid Deployment Liquid Mud Plant for CO2 Sequestration Project in Australia
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids has supplied 27 rapid deployment liquid mud plant (RDLMP) tanks (13,500 bbls of tank space) for a CO2 sequestration project well on the class “A” nature reserve on Barrow Island, Western Australia. The project is pivotal to the success of the planned Gorgon gas plant and the tanks were used to receive fluids from the well during testing. To meet this request, BHDF shipped tanks from Belgium, Thailand, and Vietnam to Dampier, Western Australia, where they were set up prior to being shipped to the island. Logistically, this was a huge job relying on multiple people across the globe and the client is very happy with the results. The project marked the largest RDLMP built to date. For more information, please contact
Jeremy.Worley@bakerhughes.com.
North America
 Baker Atlas Logs Challenging High-Temperature Geothermal Well in Oregon
Baker Atlas recently logged a very difficult geothermal well with an expected bottomhole temperature of over 450° F (232° C) located in central Oregon. The wellsite was located 12 hours from the nearest Baker Atlas facility, and the logistics of the job were complicated by the short call-out notice of only four days. Personnel and equipment were successfully mobilized from Alice, Texas to Rock Springs, then on to central Oregon, where the data was flawlessly recorded using the
NAUTILUS UltraSM,
HDILSM /
ZDLSM /
CNSM / DGRSM and
HexDipSM services. Maximum recorded temperature was 474° F (246° C), and the Mini-Slam data was recorded in a single down log with several up logs and repeats performed. Initial reports from the customer indicate they were extremely pleased with the data quality and crew efficiency.
Completion & Production
North America
 Baker Oil Tools Pumps EmuSOLV™ Fluid to Disburse Filter Cake and Increase Production for an Offshore Gulf of Mexico Well
Baker Oil Tools Lafayette pumping operations district recently faced a tough completion scenario where the customer had pumped a non-soluble pill across the zone of interest to control fluid loss. Ideally, to complete this well, a Frac Pack would be performed to bypass any near wellbore damage created during the drilling process. However, only a high-rate water pack or circulating pack could be performed due to a nearby fault. Numerous tests were performed on a sample of the pill and only
EmuSOLV™ fluid showed signs of disbursing the filter cake. With low expectations from the customer, an EmuSOLV treatment was pumped, followed by a high-rate water pack. Initial test rates for the well were as follows: 440 BOPD, 151 BWPD, 349 MCFPD, 309# FTP, 35/64" choke, flowing without gas lift for an extremely happy customer.
 Centrilift Providing Cost Saving TTC ESP Systems for Alaska’s North Slope
Centrilift is providing
Electrical Submersible Pumping (ESP) systems for a major operator on Alaska’s North Slope. Centrilift’s extensive Arctic experience and the strength of through-tubing conveyed (TTC) ESP technology has significantly reduced well intervention costs. The first phase of development includes seven producers and six hot water source wells. The producers will employ TTC ESP technology while the six hot water wells will produce 230° F (110° C) water for process and facility heating. This inventive and environmentally friendly approach to process heating will reduce electrical demand, emissions and footprint via a sustainable, renewable energy resource.
Latin America
 Baker Petrolite Enters 11th Year of Chemical Services for Pluspetrol in Peru
In 2009, Baker Petrolite successfully entered the 11th year of continuous chemical services for Pluspetrol in Peru. The services have included programs for
demulsifiers,
corrosion inhibitors,
scale inhibitors,
water clarifiers and
biocides. In the last three years, Baker Petrolite also has provided chemical engineering expertise for lab testing, treatment supervision and also technical support to constantly maintain the injection system for all products and services.
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