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Expro to deploy shear and seal solution in deepwater GOM field
Expro has secured a contract with a
major operator for the first deployment of
its single shear and seal high-debris 15K
ball valve assembly.
The multifunctional single shear and
seal mechanism will form part of a full
subsea deepwater completion/interven-
tion system being designed by Expro for
a deepwater subsea field at about 6,600 ft
(2,000 m) in the Gulf of Mexico.
The mechanism is designed to answer
the operator’s requirement for a single-
valve subsea solution rather than the
conventional double-valve system, while
offering the reassurance of risk reduction
through an additional safety barrier.
Expro’s high-debris single ball system,
which delivers shear and post-shear seal
on a multitude of sizes of coiled tubing,
slickline and electrical cable, is a solution
for both gas and liquid. It is NACE MR0175
Expro’s single shear and seal high-
debris 15K ball valve assembly will form
part of a full subsea deepwater com-
pletion/intervention system for a deep-
water subsea field in the Gulf of Mexico.
compliant and qualified for sour hydrogen
sulfide environments. The mechanism
has been qualified to API 17G standard for
the performance and design of subsea well
intervention equipment.
AGR, Add Energy consolidate
services under one brand
Add Energy and AGR are combining
their services in drilling, wells and
reservoirs, as well as energy transi-
tion technologies such as CCUS and
geothermal, under the AGR brand. This
move follows the recent acquisition of
AGR and Add Energy by ABL Group.
Add Energy’s asset integrity manage-
ment division will not be consolidated
into AGR.
Separately, Add Energy was recent-
ly awarded funding from the Ocean
Energy Safety Institute (OESI) to devel-
op a method to standardize blowout
event consequence analysis to support
consistent risk measurement of well
control events. OESI awards funding
for research projects that can improve
safety and environmental sustainabil-
ity of oil and gas operations.
Products Mobile app introduced for
real-time frac monitoring
Intelligent Wellhead Systems (IWS)
launched the inVision Mobile App for
completions operations, which provides
real-time access to key wellsite opera-
tional data. The app allows users to
inspect pad progress and current well
activity. When running frac and wire-
line data through IWS safety and effi-
ciency controls, users can analyze frac
and wireline plots remotely.
New safety barrier designed
for hazardous applications
Pepperl+Fuchs’ KCD2-SCS-EX2 is a
two-channel, dual-function analog
input (AI)/analog output (AO) intrinsic
safety barrier in a compact 12.5-mm
housing. The two channels of the KCD2-
SCS series interface modules can be
configured individually for AI or AO
control signals. They can also function
as a power supply for SMART 2-wire
transmitters. For AI signals, the control side can be
operated either as a current source or
current sink via selectable DIP switches
on the front panel.
50 New packer offers economic option for isolation assurance
Halliburton’s new Obex EcoLock is a
compression-set packer that helps to pre-
vent sustained casing pressure. The packer
serves as a mechanical barrier to mitigate
low-pressure gas or fluid migration and
deliver isolation assurance. It can be a
cost-effective alternative to inflatable and
expandable packers for ensuring isolation
assurance independent of losses or cir-
culation pressures. The packer provides
V6-rated isolation and can support multi-
ple-stage cementing with optional integral
cementing ports and an internal closing
sleeve. It is currently available for 7-in. and
9 5/8-in casing designs.
Halliburton’s Obex EcoLock casing annu-
lus packer is designed to deliver isola-
tion assurance independent of losses or
circulation pressures.
Completions and workover system targets subsea CCS sites
Aquaterra Energy is offering a comple-
tions and workover system that specifi-
cally supports carbon capture and stor-
age (CCS) developments. Deployable from
jackups, semisubmersibles or light-weight
intervention vessels, the system will allow
operators to safely perform workover and
intervention operations in low-tempera-
ture and high-pressure CCS subsea sites
without concerns of gas leakage.
The patent-pending technology is
designed to address issues that can occur
when working with stored and pressur-
ized CO 2 , – for example, sweet corrosion
and ultra-low temperatures that standard
low-alloy carbon steels cannot safely han-
dle. The solution is based on Aquaterra’s
ISO13628-7 completion and workover riser
system, which incorporates the company’s
proprietary AQC-CW connectors.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 • DRILLING CONTRACTOR