New products and services
Elastomer ideal for equipment stored in sub-zero conditions
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has developed an elastomer that combines exceptional chemical and thermal properties, with low temperature capabilities. The XploR V9T82 exhibits HP sealing performance under rapid gas decompression circumstances. According to Trelleborg, it has met the ISO 23936 standard, as well as revision three of NORSOK M-710. Available in all standard international O-Ring sizes and cross-sections, with custom-engineered solutions and expressly designed seal profiles, the elastomer operates from -54°F to +392°F. It also is ideal for drilling and intervention equipment that is stored in sub-zero conditions, prior to being deployed into HP scenarios.
Well test service enables more accurate reservoir characterization
Schlumberger has released GeoTesting services, a geology-based well test design and interpretation service. Built in the Petrel E&P software platform, the service maximizes the significance of well tests by assimilating geological and geophysical models with dynamic well test data in a shared earth model. This allows for more accurate interpretation, compared with conventional analysis, which is limited to geometric models. GeoTesting features global sensitivity analysis, which targets geological formations of interest, and incorporates uncertainty in the model during well test design and execution. Additionally, new grid-based inversion technology automatically calibrates reservoir models with well test data for direct integration into the reservoir model, enabling more accurate reservoir characterization.
Extended line of fluid solutions works to stabilize, strengthen wellbores
Impact Fluid Solutions has expanded its FLC line of wellbore shielding and stabilization solutions. The FLC additives are designed specifically for depleted and mechanically weak formations. In addition to FLC 2000, the extended product line now includes FLC Fine, which seals fractures up to 150 μm, while the smaller particle size improves solids control management; FLC Supreme, which seals 500 μm fractures and does not require bypassing the shale shaker systems; FLC Extreme, which seals 500 to 3,000 μm fractures at high differential pressures; and FLC Max, which seals 250 μm fractures and is engineered specifically for oil- and synthetic-based fluid systems. Acting as a shielding agent, the additive forms a barrier at the fluid-rock interface, which curtails fluid and pressure invasion. This aids in the stabilization and strengthening of the wellbore.
Underwater cameras are ideally suited to ROV/AUV operations
Teledyne Marine has introduced the updated L3C-HD and new L3C-HDX underwater cameras. The L3C-HD now features full HD 1080p up to 60 fps, adding the complete list of HD-SDI outputs available. It also features simultaneous SD and HD-SDI output capability, and is equipped with a fixed focus, wide-angle lens. This affords a 67° diagonal angle of view in water. Also, the new scratch-resistant camera is about 40% smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The new L3C-HDX camera features a visually loss-less, compressed signal that will travel up to 250 m on a Teledyne Bowtech coax. This adds zero latency to the signal, and the video is viewed on an HD-SDI-capable monitor. Both cameras are compact and, therefore, ideally suited to tooling, diving and ROV/AUV operations.
www.teledynemarine.com/bowtech
Hybrid drill bits improve penetration rates and run life
A line of hybrid drill bits, Kymera XTreme (XT), has been released by Baker Hughes. The drill bits—designed to help operators lower well construction costs through faster and more powerful drilling performance—combine the strength of PDC and tri-cone bit technology. This combination offers reliable performance and radically improved penetration rates and run life. The bits are available in a variety of designs that can address specific challenges in multiple applications, formation types and hole sizes. Additionally, the bits offer improved steerability and control in more demanding environments, including carbonates and interbedded formations.
New technology identifies costly wellbore leaks through sound wave analysis
The Acoustic Conformance Xaminer service has been released by Halliburton. The technology helps operators identify costly wellbore leaks through the analysis of sound waves that depict flow patterns in the formation and casing. It uses a variety of hydrophones that measure sound in and around the wellbore. Based on the analysis, the service can determine exactly which annulus or completions system is leaking in real time. Data are stored internally, and can be downloaded at surface and sent to Halliburton’s Formation and Reservoir Solutions Group for advanced processing.
Relief well injection spool provides additional inlets for pumping kill mud
Trendsetter Engineering and Add Energy have collaborated on the development of the Relief Well Injection Spool (RWIS). Designed to enable the pumping of up to 200 bbl/min. of kill mud through a single relief well, it employs multiple vessels instead of multiple relief wells. The RWIS is to be installed on a relief well, prior to intersecting the blowout well, and it is to be positioned between the wellhead and the BOP. This is so that it effectively becomes a subsea injection manifold, providing additional inlets for pumping kill mud. Each inlet is outfitted with dual fail-safe barrier valves that provide a means of pressure control in the relief well.
www.trendsetterengineering.com/www.addenergy.no
