Tech talk. With the 44th Offshore Technology Conference in Houston just on the horizon, OE sought answers to the question, “What emerging technology will have a direct impact on the offshore market?” Our think tank had this to say:
Wireless instruments that protect the integrity of well casings; the annulus B – the space between the casing strings in subsea wells – is one of the few areas out of bounds to offshore operators today. Once the casing is sealed and cemented, operators are unable to access temperature and pressure measurements with no advance warning of a loss in casing integrity or that oil or gas might be migrating vertically towards the surface. That’s why new wireless instruments that generate real-time pressure and temperature information from within the well casing represent such an important offshore development with significant implications for safety and well integrity.
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