February 2015
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One-trip abandonment system reduces rig time, costs
Well abandonment can involve isolating and abandoning several sections of a well, resulting in a costly, time consuming process. Multiple cement plugs and numerous trips are required, and it is essential that the plug is set in clean casing. Coretrax, a UK-based specialist in wellbore clean-up and abandonment, has been working since 2009 to streamline this process by improving the way bridge plugs are installed during wellbore abandonment programs in the North Sea, having helped successfully abandon 84 wells between 2013 and 2015.
