HPHT
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August 2019
Completion system capabilities continue to advance, as the industry targets deeper formations in developing unconventional plays.
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August 2019
As operators search for reserves in challenging HPHT environments, new technology is required to support these projects. An innovative expandable liner hanger, which offers a gas-tight metal-to-metal sealing system, is capable of superior hanging capacity for installing casing strings of various lengths.
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July 30, 2019
Shell’s Appomattox project, located in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of New Orleans, is the first high temperature project to gain BSEE approval and begin production.
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July 03, 2019
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Halliburton have announced the companies have signed an integrated offshore drilling services contract for six high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) exploration wells on two jackup rigs in the Arabian Gulf.
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June 2019
New valves and piping designs mitigate the detrimental effects of HPHT conditions and extreme pressure drops, as well as severe erosion and caustic environments.
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May 14, 2019
The TenarisHydril Wedge 667 connection was designed for HP/HT and deep well applications.
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April 22, 2019
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of the new XploR S-Seal and XploR FS-Seal that have been developed for demanding high pressure sealing environments, such as those found in oil and gas downhole tool applications.
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February 2019
To navigate continually changing HPHT design and regulatory requirements, a collaborative approach is required. The team is qualifying a 20,000-psi rated BOP. Engineers are hopeful that the HPHT design process will reach the same level of standardization as today’s 15,000-psi equipment, after completion of this and similar qualification efforts.
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November 09, 2018
Recently, at World Oil’s HPHT Drilling, Completion and Production Conference, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi said in a keynote address that his Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group is committed to providing the oil and gas industry with reliable access to the nation’s government officials. He stressed that NOIA strives to ensure fair regulatory and economic environments for offshore operators.
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August 28, 2018
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has announced the launch of a new metal end cap seal specifically engineered for HTHP wellhead tubing and casing hanger sealing environments, which combines the pressure and extrusion resistance of a metal-to-metal bonded component with the flexibility of an elastomer.
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August 13, 2018
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has announced the launch of a new metal end cap seal specifically engineered for HPHT wellhead tubing and casing hanger sealing environments, which combines the pressure and extrusion resistance of a metal-to-metal bonded component with the flexibility of an elastomer.
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July 27, 2018
World Oil has released the technical agenda for the 13th annual High–Pressure, High–Temperature Drilling, Completions & Production Conference.
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January 2018
Calculating the collapse strength of casing installed in HPHT wells is challenging due to the complexity of the casing’s geometrical and mechanical properties, as well as the loading conditions that can impact overall performance.
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April 26, 2017
Packers Plus announced the installation of a StackFRAC Titanium XV system in a challenging high pressure/high temperature well in a Jurassic reservoir in the Middle East.
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March 13, 2017
Weir Flow Control has announced a major valve order of strategic importance for Maersk Oil. The multi-million-Euro deal comprises 132 Sarasin-RSBD special service pressure relief valves, together with 130 purpose-designed Blakeborough control and choke valves.
