Vulcan launches HPHT casing shoe system for fracturing operations
(WO) — Vulcan Completion Products has introduced a new high-pressure, high-temperature casing shoe system designed for hydraulic fracturing and complex well completion applications.
The PROBE MAGMA-SEAL system is rated to 12,500 psi and 200°C (400°F), with the company also progressing development work toward a 15,000-psi configuration.
According to Vulcan, the technology combines a casing shoe design with a latch-in plug mechanism intended to improve pressure isolation and integrity during critical stages of well construction and completion operations.
The company said the system was developed for challenging HPHT environments and can help reduce completion complexity by eliminating the need for toe sleeves or tubing-conveyed perforating systems in certain fracturing programs.
Additional design features include a slick-body profile intended to reduce drag during casing deployment and dual non-cemented steel poppet valves designed to improve sealing performance.
“Our focus is engineering tools that perform in demanding wells,” said Mark Dundee, vice president at Vulcan. “The PROBE MAGMA-SEAL supports pressure integrity and efficient completions.”
The launch marks the first in a planned series of new casing and completion technologies scheduled for release during 2026 as operators continue pushing into increasingly complex HPHT and unconventional well programs.
Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, Vulcan Completion Products develops drilling and completion technologies for global oil and gas operations and currently operates in approximately 50 countries.
