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Baker Hughes Successfully Conducts World’s First Test of Strain Sensing Sand Control Completion
Baker Hughes has conducted a highly successful test of a Baker Oil Tools
sand control completion system integrated with ProductionQuest’s
Fiber Optic Real Time Compaction Monitoring (FO-RTCM) System. Developed in collaboration with Shell Oil Company, the FO-RTCM System uses thousands of sensors incorporated within optical fiber wrapped around a downhole sand screen to monitor tubular strain and potential deformation. Undetected, such deformation can cause millions of dollars in repair work or even well abandonment.
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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
North America
 INTEQ and Hughes Christensen Reduce Drilling Time 50% for a Subsalt Sidetrack Project in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
INTEQ and Hughes Christensen used a Total System Approach to plan and execute a 12-1/4 x 14-3/4-in. section sidetrack project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Extensive offset analysis was conducted to identify the main drilling hazards of the subsalt field and engineer an integrated drilling system for the application. The integrated BHA included the
AutoTrak™ RCLS,
CoPilot™ Real-Time Drilling Optimization services and a 12-1/4-in.
Genesis™ bit and the 14-3/4-in.
GaugePro™ XPR expandable reamer. The offset well had required seven bit runs due to downhole tool failures and premature bit wear caused by excessive vibration while drilling through a challenging salt section with anhydrite laminations. On this well, the sidetrack kicked off at 8,649 ft (2,636 m) MD and then dropped angle while turning. After completing the drop and turn, the tangent exited the base of the salt and was drilled to the section TD.
The sidetrack well was drilled using the integrated Baker Hughes system.
In start contrast to the offset, it required only two bit runs (three trips) and reduced the operator’s drilling time 50%
compared to the plan. The combination of the CoPilot service and an optimal bit/reamer selection kept vibration to a minimum throughout the section.
Middle East Asia Pacific
 Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids MICRO-WASHSM Fluid Restores Production for a North Sea Multilateral Well
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluid’s
OMNIFLOWSM drill-in fluid was used to drill two opposing legs on a multilateral well in the UK North Sea. The completion was complicated, and used
a total of 5,000 ft
(1524 m) of sand screen in the horizontal sections. The well was planned to be suspended for several months so a
MICRO-WASHSM NaBr suspension fluid was left in the open hole in both legs. The MICRO-WASH fluid was designed to eliminate the need for a high-density solids-laden completion fluid, and also to remove the filter cake from the wellbore, and reduce the risk of formation damage. The first leg was drilled in September 2008, but due to operational problems the well was not brought on line until February 2009. The predicted production from both legs was estimated to be a maximum of 50,000 mscfd. When the well was brought on, the first leg alone flowed at 60,000 mscfd and the second leg increased the production to 80,000 mscfd, which is the maximum the production facilities can handle and beyond the operator’s expectations.
Latin America
 Baker Atlas Provides Core Samples, Fluid Samples and Pressure Tests for a Complex Offshore Brazil Well
Baker Atlas has completed a complex openhole job for an offshore Brazil well. The 3-mile (5-km) 250°F (121°C) well was logged using
HDILSM/ZDLSM/CNSM/XMACSM/3DEXSM/6CAL/GR,
MREXSM,
3DEXSM/EARTH ImagerSM/CBILSM, VLS,
RCORSM,
RCISM Single Probe and
Straddle PackerSM services. The crew recovered 30 of the requested cores in
a single trip into the well using the RCOR service, and 67 valid pressure tests, 11 samples and two Mini-DSTs were acquired with the Single Probe RCI in two runs. As the permeability of the rest of the formations of interest was extremely low, the customer decided to run the Straddle Packer. Four extra samples were recovered from the low-permeability formations, and five extra pressure points were determined to help define the pressure gradient.
Completion & Production
Europe Africa Russia Caspian
 Baker Oil Tools Expedites VACS™ Borehole Clean Up Run for an Offshore Installation
Baker Oil Tools Aberdeen recently expedited a
7-5/8"
VACS™ tool out to an offshore installation where the completion
seal assembly was recovered badly scored. The debris recovered allowed
upper completion to be run flawlessly. The operator has confirmed that
the VACS tool will be run on all future wellbore clean ups above
FLCV’s.
 Baker Petrolite Foamer Application Achieves 28-fold Return on Investment for an Offshore Ireland Natural Gas Well
Baker Petrolite recently teamed up with a customer to devise the most cost effective implementation for a foamer trial in a natural gas production field offshore Ireland. The customer was experiencing declining production rates due to liquid loading and contacted Baker Petrolite to discuss options for applying
foamer technology to this field. Building on knowledge of foamer
products and procedures used in prior applications, a Baker Petrolite
recommended treatment that saved both time and money without impeding
the likelihood of success. Laboratory screening procedures were used to
define product dosages and treatment schedules based on the production
rates of this particular field. One month after treatment, total
production remained appreciably higher than prior to treatment. The
customer enjoyed a return on investment of more than 28-fold on this application.
Middle East Asia Pacific
 Centrilift ESP Achieves 2,000-Day Run Life Milestone in Duri, Indonesia
A Centrilift
electrical submersible (ESP) pumping system in Duri, Indonesia has achieved 2,000 days
of continuous operation and is still running, an important run life milestone. The ESP system has produced more than 400,000 barrels of oil during its life to date. The
application of innovative production optimization solutions, including Centrilift
Electrospeed™ variable speed drives and
Centinel™ downhole gauges,
have been applied successfully in more than 1,100 well installations.
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