Osbit has successfully completed and loaded out US$3.96 million (£3 million) worth of well intervention equipment to Helix Energy Solutions, for installation in Schiedam on Helix’s chartered Siem Helix 1 vessel. The multi-million dollar…
Well intervention provider Altus Intervention, a subsidiary of Norway's Qinterra, has secured a long-term frame agreement with Statoil for the delivery of mechanical wireline services. The total duration of the agreement, including options…
DeepWell has secured a long-term contract for provision of mechanical wireline services to Statoil. The contract value for the firm period, including options for add-on services, is estimated to exceed US$119 million (NOK 1 billion) over a four-year period…
Australia's Santos is planning drill stem tests on the G Sand and K Sand reservoirs as part of its Ande Ande Lumut (AAL) project offshore Indonesia. AAL is in the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract, in the Natuna Sea, which operator Santos shares with AWE…
Schlumberger launched the MaxPull high-pull wireline conveyance system, capable of pulling from 18,000 lbf to 30,000 lbf in wells 40,000ft [12,192m] deep or more. The MaxPull system's engineered integration of wireline conveyance components brings efficiency…
Archer has been awarded a five-year contract by ConocoPhillips for the provision of mechanical wireline services for the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process for ConocoPhillips’ well intervention services in Norway…
Weatherford’s Alex Goodwin explains how a RFID circulation sub displaced seawater to facilitate a formation integrity test in the Gulf of Mexico. The JetStream circulation sub can be activated…
In this video, Visuray shows its VR90 tool, which uses X-ray technology to visualize in detail downhole hardware and borehole objects. The improved visibility allows oil companies to plan well interventions that address these issues precisely and efficiently…
Visuray announced a first commercial application of their X-ray wireline technology for downhole imaging in wells filled with opaque fluid. In a well, managed by TAQA Energy in Holland, Visuray’s VR90 tool successfully imaged the top of a coiled tubing disconnect with millimeter accuracy…
Noble Energy has recorded oil and gas shows in the 53/02-01 Humpback exploration well, according to partner Falklands Oil and Gas (FOGL). The 53/02-01 well was drilled to 4718m with the oil and gas shows in the main target horizon and…
Eni encountered gas at the Guendalina sidetrack well offshore Italy, according to partner Rockhopper Exploration. The well, located at the Guendalina gas field in the Adriatic Sea, reached its target depth of 3276m measured depth on schedule and budget…
Halliburton's Wireline & Perforating business has introduced the Xamine Sonic Service, an evolution in acoustic formation evaluation that provides operators with high-fidelity data and advanced processing capabilities to more accurately characterize a wide range of reservoirs…
Flow visualization in horizontal wells is being improved thanks to carbon composite rods. Elaine Maslin takes a look. The yellow wireline mast suspends the top sheave and the pressure control equipment…
Freeport-McMoRan's MZ-1 deepwater exploration well offshore Morocco has reached total depth without finding oil, according to partner Pura Vida Energy. The well, on the Mazagan permit, was drilled through the three prognosed Jurassic…
Elmar, the global leader in the design and manufacturing of wireline products for slickline and electric line applications, appointed Keith Thomson as global after-sales manager. Thomson, who brings more than 26 years of wireline operations experience to this role…