Expro Excellence
Octopoda
Expro enters and intervenes the annulus
Customer challenges
  • Expro was approached by a long standing, major operator to develop a solution to restart production, for a gas injection well which indicated a leak between the A and B annulus
  • This was causing the customer both well integrity and safety issues, resulting in lost production and revenue
  • The customer did not have the integrity required in the production of the well and as a result they could not use gas lift
Expro Excellence
  • Expro offered a bespoke solution with the placement of 360º low-density sealant in the B-annulus.  (The low density sealant was placed in the annulus fluid allowing the sealant to float up to the leakage point on top of the B-annulus)
  • Expro developed a bespoke fluid injection tool in collaboration with the customer to fit this well.  The tool was used to evenly distribute fluid in the annulus of the LD seal (360º)
  • Expro prevented the customer from having to hire a jack-up rig for the re-completion of the well
Value to client
  • Expro secured a 360º placement of the sealant, no other competitors have the ability to enter and intervene the annulus, we are the only providers of this service
  • Expro repaired the integrity issue without re-completion of the well (with out the use of a jack-up rig, saving the customer in excess of $1M). This significantly reduced the customers cost
  • After the project was completed, the customer was able to commence gas lift and put the well back into production with 3,500 bbls/day

Expro helped increase recovery through restoring:

  • Gas lift
  • Well integrity
  • Production
  • The sealant was placed in the B annulus to prevent blocking gas injection in the annulus. Pressure testing to 90 bars was achieved from the annulus resulting in restored gas injection for the customer
  • Expro's solution was developed in cooperation with the customer and this bespoke solution resulted in rapid mobilisation
Contact

Expro enters and intervenes the annulus

In Brief
Expro enters and intervenes the annulus
Product Line
  • Octopoda
Region
Europe and Sub Saharan Africa
Customer challenges
  • Expro was approached by a long standing, major operator to develop a solution to restart production, for a gas injection well which indicated a leak between the A and B annulus
  • This was causing the customer both well integrity and safety issues, resulting in lost production and revenue
  • The customer did not have the integrity required in the production of the well and as a result they could not use gas lift
Expro Excellence
  • Expro offered a bespoke solution with the placement of 360º low-density sealant in the B-annulus.  (The low density sealant was placed in the annulus fluid allowing the sealant to float up to the leakage point on top of the B-annulus)
  • Expro developed a bespoke fluid injection tool in collaboration with the customer to fit this well.  The tool was used to evenly distribute fluid in the annulus of the LD seal (360º)
  • Expro prevented the customer from having to hire a jack-up rig for the re-completion of the well
Value to client
  • Expro secured a 360º placement of the sealant, no other competitors have the ability to enter and intervene the annulus, we are the only providers of this service
  • Expro repaired the integrity issue without re-completion of the well (with out the use of a jack-up rig, saving the customer in excess of $1M). This significantly reduced the customers cost
  • After the project was completed, the customer was able to commence gas lift and put the well back into production with 3,500 bbls/day

Expro helped increase recovery through restoring:

  • Gas lift
  • Well integrity
  • Production
  • The sealant was placed in the B annulus to prevent blocking gas injection in the annulus. Pressure testing to 90 bars was achieved from the annulus resulting in restored gas injection for the customer
  • Expro's solution was developed in cooperation with the customer and this bespoke solution resulted in rapid mobilisation
Contact

For further information, please contact:

wellintervention@expro.com