Customer challenges
- The customer had the requirement for an 8 ½” pilot hole drill ahead out of 13-3/8” shoe which had previously needed a clean out trip to clean out the shoetrack or significant risk of a stuck Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA)
- The operator was seeking a solution to an NPT event from their previous campaign
Expro Excellence
- Expro’s SeaCure® delivers a zero shoetrack solution, enabling 81/2” drill ahead out of 13 3/8” shoe and removed the requirement for a clean out trip/risk of a stuck 8 ½” Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA)
- Our simple, reliable SeaCure® operation eliminates all risks from previous NPT event to deliver a zero NPT solution
Value to client
- Our solution saved the customer multiple hours and MT of CO2 on critical path operation in comparison to a previous campaign
- The drill out of 13 3/8” shoe with 8 ½” pilot hole Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) in 30 mins
- The surface casing cement job displacement volume reduced to 46bbls (7m3)
- Our SeaCure® latch in adaptor moving the hydraulic seal to conduct the cement job to the shoe and removing the risks associated with running tool/ball valve leak
