New products

Vol. 229 No. 10

Christmas tree gauge

Houston-based Winters Instruments has introduced a heavy-duty tree gauge. This 4-in. (100-mm) gauge is used in severe conditions where rugged construction is required. The gauge features ±1% ANSI/ASME Grade A full-scale accuracy and stainless steel composition for the case, ring, socket and Bourdon tube to withstand corrosive environments, and an adjustable aluminum micrometer pointer. A restrictor screw is standard. Ranges are from 1,000 to 20,000 psi. The Christmas tree gauge is available with optional safety glass, safety case, fill fluids and Winters Stabilizer pointer movement feature.

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Expandable reamer

The GaugePro XPR expandable reamer is a concentric hole enlargement tool for use in applications ranging from the simplest to the most complex deepwater project. The dependable ball-drop mechanism activates the cutter blades, which are deployed with fluid circulation and deactivated when circulation is stopped. This design eliminates premature triggering independent of WOB, flow or BHA pressure. The pilot bit design is synchronized to the expandable reamer in a fit-for-purpose drilling assembly. The user can drill and ream simultaneously or enlarge a previously drilled pilot hole. The blade motion—angled radially outward and upward—is a fail-safe measure to ensure cutter blade retraction. The tool features the Genesis PDC bit. The one-piece body is constructed from a high-tensile, fatigue-resistant material. This design, combined with hardfaced interchangeable wear pads, eliminates heat-affected zones and crack propagation. Interchangeable nozzles for each cutter blade are placed strategically through computational fluid dynamics analysis, which improves cuttings removal and transport.

CO₂-resistant cement

Schlumberger announced the release of EverCRETE CO₂–resistant cement. This new product is engineered to ensure long-term zonal isolation in wells with high concentrations of carbon dioxide in either wet or gaseous states. The cement system is highly resistant to CO₂ attack under wet supercritical and CO₂-saturated water conditions. These conditions, typically encountered in carbon geological storage projects or CO₂ injection well applications, cause rapid degradation of standard oilfield cements. EverCRETE cement can be prepared in a standard bulk plant, and its density can be tailored to most well requirements. The system can be pumped as a tail slurry across the CO₂ injection zone or used as a lead slurry to protect the casing string from CO₂ attack in front of any reservoir with CO₂ content, all using standard equipment.

Flow computer

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced the Thermo Scientific Auto-PILOT PRO, a next-generation flow computer. The new gas flow computer offers a combination of flexibility, durability and superior measurement accuracy. It was designed to be scalable from a single-run measurement application to multiple runs with full station control, enabling a single platform to be used and expanded as needed. Once configured, it automatically performs tasks that typically need to be programed, including flow calculations, alarms and I/O sampling. Engineered to consume minimal power, the computer’s robust design requires less monitoring and maintenance. Additionally, it features advanced plunger-lift algorithms to increase production. Users benefit from reduced capital expenditures, less instrumentation to maintain and monitor and greater productivity.

Corrosion-resistant fiberglass grating

Strongwell introduced the Duragrid 1-in. R-7300, a fiberglass grating specially designed to replace 1-in. steel grating in corrosive environments such as offshore drilling and production platforms, refineries and chemical plants. The grating is extremely strong and impact resistant. It can span 36 in. with a load of 100 lb/sq ft and a deflection of less than 1/4 in. Virtually maintenance-free, the fiberglass grating will not rust and corrode like steel grating, reducing maintenance costs. Rectangular bar shapes are well-suited in applications exposed to wave uplifts or when all surfaces of the bars need to be kept clean. The rectangular bar has a similar appearance to steel bar grating, which is a benefit any time the look of a steel bar grating is desirable, such as when a section of corroded steel bar grating is being replaced. The grating is half the weight of 1-in. steel grating and, therefore, is easily handled in installation and costs less to ship than steel grating. A non-skid surface provides safety for workers, and the grating is low in electrical and thermal conductivity.

Fiber optic DTS cables

Sensornet has developed a new high-performance SureSight fiber optic distributed-temperature cable range that can withstand extreme heat and operate in harsh downhole environments. Used for high-temperature wellbore monitoring, the cables withstand temperatures up to 300°C (572°F), which are often experienced in steam-assisted gravity drainage cyclic steam-injection wells in steamflood reservoirs. The technology provides real-time permanent monitoring for enhanced recovery and proactive management. The cables have been designed and optimized with double-ended measurement capabilities, important in hydrogen-rich, high-temperature installations. The cable construction provides several benefits over standard fiber optic technology: Multiple layers provide a pressure barrier to prevent damaging hydrogen ingress, and the latest generation of optical fibers minimizes the effects of hydrogen darkening with chemical composition and coatings. Integrity of the DTS system can be monitored during installation, and information on stimulant/frac fluid placement can be sourced.

Ring groove cutting tool

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp. announced the OTM API Ring Groover, a cutting tool that provides an economic way to cut ring grooves that meet the API recommended standards. The tool cuts high-quality grooves with exceptional speed, productivity and repeatability, and is suitable for high-temperature, high-pressure applications. Its features include low cost per cut, easy setup and adjustment, excellent surface finish and repeatability, free-cutting geometry and an integral CAT 50 shank for maximum rigidity. Several other shank options are available upon special request.

Collaboration software for project data

Petris has announced the release of PetrisWINDS iShare, its new collaboration software for energy teams that need to share information securely. Based on Microsoft’s SharePoint platform, iShare is scalable to multiple companies, multiple users and large datasets. With iShare, teams can manage a broad range of energy-related information assets. Applications include property asset marketing (online data rooms), due diligence collaboration, post-merger data transfer and sharing of project data (e.g, joint venture production data). The software can be customized to create a company-branded data-management website with all security and user settings needed for secure online collaboration. The application is offered as both a web-hosted solution and as a customer-installed site. The hosted version allows fast setup and implementation; diversely located project teams can begin using it within minutes. All iShare data is securely stored on Petris servers in a Class A, SAS 70-certified data center in Houston. It may also be installed inside a firewall for companies that want to manage the system on their own SharePoint platforms.

Pipe cladding system

Hydrocarbon gases in sour oil corrode pipelines, create kicks and cause problems at the refining end. To meet the challenges of working with sour crude, ARC Specialties of Houston has developed the ARC-05P cladding machine. The system is a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) controlled, gas-tungsten-arc, vertical-bore cladding machine that circumferentially overlays corrosion-resistant alloys to the inner wall of carbon steel pipeline. The result is a pipe with the strength of carbon steel to withhold the deep sea pressures, and the material properties of corrosion-resistant alloys. The machine is controlled by a PLC control pendant box, where analog controls such as the E-stop, joystick and stop/run switch are set alongside an LCD touchscreen operator interface. Every welding parameter and their subsequent parameters have been worked out so that each can be customized, controlled and monitored through a series of touchscreen displays. The PLC control includes weld schedule storage, “teach and repeat” programming, and an AVC with the ability to fine-tune details like ramp-ups, delay times and customized overrides. The newly added L-arm configuration is a self-contained, plate-mounted unit with a 300-amp welding power supply mounted on an upper tier shelf, as well as an integrated 150-amp hot-wire power supply. Heavy-duty slides are counterbalanced to give the welding torch 24 in. of horizontal travel and 51 in. of vertical travel. The same slides on the L-arm configuration can be configured using a manipulator, which allows for a third axis of travel. The most common manipulators offer reaches of 9, 12 and 14 ft; however, the system’s versatility allows for customized integration with manipulators of a large range of size and manufacturers.