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Welcome to
Technology Update,
the Baker Hughes e-newsletter to keep you up to date on how Baker
Hughes technologies for reservoir analysis, oil and gas drilling,
formation evaluation, completion and production bring value to our
customers.
INTEGRATED OPERATIONS
RUSSIA
 Improved Well Construction Efficiency Earns Contract Extension for Baker Hughes Integrated Operations
The Novosibirsk affiliate of a Russian operator has awarded Baker Hughes another one-year
contract extension. Since August 2006, Baker Hughes Integrated Operations has provided
directional drilling and
MWD,
coring,
drilling fluids and
drill bits on four drilling rigs. The extension is based on Baker Hughes' outstanding
performance, HS&E successes, and operational cooperation. Over the
contract period, Baker Hughes has drilled 96 wells while
continually improving well construction efficiency. Wells are now drilled in an average 26.8 days compared to 36 days
in 2006, a 25% efficiency improvement.
U.S. LAND
 Baker Hughes Oilfield Services to Lead Alaska Naknek
Geothermal Development Plan
The fishing village of Naknek, located 15 miles south of King Salmon
in southwestern Alaska, has been hard hit by high price diesel fuel
prices – $8 a gallon due to transportation costs. As a solution, the
Naknek Electric Association created a development plan to explore the
region’s geothermal potential. Baker Hughes submitted a comprehensive
drilling, completion and production services proposal and was chosen
as the technology provider for the project. Baker Hughes will provide
directional drilling,
drill bits,
drilling fluids,
completion and
fishing tools,
chemicals,
and
electrical submersible pumping (ESP)
systems. Exploration plans call for one well with the potential for
eight wells under full development of Phase I of the project. If
successful, Phase II will add another eight wells. Drilling is
scheduled to start this August, with an anticipated 100-day drilling
program.
Drilling & Evaluation
GULF OF MEXICO
 Pre-drill
Well Planning and Drilling Services Result in Flawless Execution for a
Gulf of Mexico Well
An operator in the Gulf of Mexico employed
several Baker Hughes services to successfully drill a challenging
well. During pre-drill planning,
GeoMechanics International
provided geomechanical modeling, and pore pressure and wellbore
stability analysis. During the drilling phase, the operator used INTEQ
directional drilling, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
mud
system and Hughes Christensen
drill bits
to deliver a flawlessly executed wellbore with minimal non-productive
time (NPT).
U.S. LAND
 Williston Basin Client Saves Six Drilling Days with New INTEQ X-treme Motor Technology
A client in the Williston Basin achieved a new drilling benchmark using the INTEQ
4-3/4"
X-treme™
motor. The previous benchmark was set at 35 days from spud to rig release. Using INTEQ technology, particularly in the 6" lateral section, the operator set a new benchmark of 29 days from spud to rig release, for an overall savings of six days. The additional torque and operating differential pressure of the X-treme motor helped increase the overall rotating rate of penetration (ROP) by about 60% when compared to the previous well drilled by the same rig. This improved performance allowed the 6" section to be drilled in one bit run and contributed to a time savings of about four days in the lateral section alone.
CASPIAN
 Imaging Caliper Campaign Reduces Potential for Casing Failure
Baker Hughes performed an
imaging caliper campaign on multiple wells in the
offshore Kazakhstan sector. Baker Atlas technology established a baseline of the internal surface condition in new
casing strings, and each well was logged twice due to mudcake and debris on the casing surface. The data interpretation
enabled the operator to make critical decisions to migrate the high potential
for failure in this extremely corrosive environment. Baker Hughes will continue to perform casing monitoring for the life of these wells and on additional
wells drilled in the field.
EUROPE
 Baker
Hughes Sets Record for Eastern Hemisphere Casing-while-Drilling Run
Using the EZCase Drill Bit
A European operator has drilled the longest casing-while-drilling (CwD) run in the Eastern Hemisphere using the Hughes Christensen
EZCase™ drill bit.
The CwD bit was run on an onshore exploration well drilled with a newly built automated drilling rig. The objectives were to drill and case-off the loose tertiary sand and reactive shale and to use the run as a 'shake-down' for the rig, while safely and gradually introducing the drilling crew to an unfamiliar automated rig system. The EZCase bit drilled from surface to 780 m (2,559 ft) MD in 71 hours with an on-bottom rate of penetration (ROP) of 11 m/hr (36 ft/hr) using controlled drilling. The casing was successfully cemented through the EZCase shoe and the EZCase bit was drilled out in 1.5 hours with a Genesis™ 8-1/2" 'drill-out' PDC bit. The PDC bit went on to drill to section TD at 2075 m (6,808 ft), drilling a total of 1295 m (4,249 ft) in One Fast Run™.
AFRICA
PERFORMAX Water-based Drilling Fluid Successfully
Combats Hole Instability in Libya’s Reactive Shales
An operator in Libya used the Baker Hughes
PERFORMAX™ high-performance water-based drilling fluid
to drill reactive shales in the 8-1/2" section of a well. The PERFORMAX
system was chosen for its extreme inhibition characteristics, which
would be critical for drilling in
the reactive lower Rachmat, Etel, and Maragh formations, which are prone
to swelling and/or caving shales. By increasing the mud weight of the
PERFORMAX system to balance the hydrostatic pressure, the PERFORMAX
system enabled the operator to minimize pore pressure transmission and
effectively strengthen the wellbore and maintain hole stability. With a mud weight of 18.4 lb/gal, the
section was successfully drilled to TD and section wire line logs and 7"
liner were run to bottom with no problems. This application set a new
record for maximum bottomhole temperature of 327°F (164°C) and maximum
mud weight (18.4 lb/gal) for the PERFORMAX system.
Completion & Production
CASPIAN
 Baker
Hughes Executes Eight Complex Liner Hanger Installations in Kashagan
Field with No Non-Productive Time
Baker Hughes recently installed eight Baker Oil Tools
liner hanger systems
for an international consortium operating in the giant Kashagan offshore
field in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea. The campaign was
executed flawlessly with no non-productive time (NPT) or HS&E-related
issues during the complex liner hanger system installations. This was a
significant achievement given the very difficult operating conditions.
Numerous challenges were addressed effectively and efficiently,
including short-notice customer-imposed well operation changes,
equipment planning changes and numerous weather-related issues with
temperatures dropping as low as -30°C (-22°F). Field-specific equipment
was developed and manufactured for this project, including a
10,000-psi-qualified
ZXP™ liner top
packer and
FLEX-LOCK™ 3-liner hanger
for 10-3/4" – 97.1 lb/ft production casing. The hydraulic liner systems
were successfully deployed to well depths of up to 19,407 ft (5915 m)
and in 16.1 ppg oil-based mud systems.
GULF OF MEXICO
 ScaleCLEAR
Treatment Turns Gulf of Mexico Non-Producer to a Producer
Recently an offshore Gulf of Mexico operator was experiencing tubing
blockage in a producing well due to barium sulfate scale. The operator
tried a number of barium sulfate scale treatment chemistries, but all
proved ineffective. For this reason, the operator was skeptical and only
willing to purchase a very small quantity of Baker Oil Tools'
ScaleCLEAR™
product. This trial produced such favorable results, the operator
requested more product for a larger treatment. Subsequent ScaleCLEAR
treatment changed the well status form a non-producer to a producer. The
application of 200 gal (757 l) of ScaleCLEAR product, followed by a
24-hour soak, removed over 1,100 ft (335 m) of severe barium sulfate
scale and associated debris.
ASIA PACIFIC
 Intelligent
Well and Permanent Monitoring Systems to Improve Hydrocarbon Recovery
and Enhance Reservoir Management for Offshore Malaysia Fields
Intelligent Well and
Continuous In-Well Permanent Monitoring Systems from Baker Hughes
will help realize maximum hydrocarbon recovery and efficient reservoir
management for the St. Joseph, Barton and Kinabalu fields offshore
Malaysia. Baker Hughes will supply of a variety of components, including
HCM-A Choking valves and permanent downhole gauge systems and
services from the newly organized
Intelligent Production Systems (IPS)
group within the Baker Oil Tools product line. The systems will provide
the operator with vital downhole monitoring information and control in
real time to enhance reservoir knowledge and control production.
CANADA
 Custom
Chemical Treatment Helps Canadian Operator Recover from Shut-in Caused
by Errant Cost-Cutting Initiative
In the Slave Lake Field of northwestern Alberta, an operator
initiated a program to reduce operating costs. As part of this
initiative, the operator awarded its fluid separation program to a local
chemical supplier on the basis of cost per unit (absent any field
testing). Within days of the chemical switch over, the operator realized
that the supplier could not meet pipeline specifications for this
difficult-to-treat heavy oil emulsion. The operator's treating system
could not manage the emulsion, tanks backed up with off-spec oil and well
production had to be shut-in. Baker Hughes was called in and quickly
cleaned the system with treatment products that meet pipeline
specifications, returning the system to full operational status. The
product mix included Baker Petrolite
TRETOLITE™ demulsifier and water clarifier. Back to Top
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