Customer Challenges
- The customer was interested in reducing Red Zone exposure for their personnel
- The customer was experiencing inefficiencies due to planned shutdowns, restricted circulation and displacement rates
- This resulted in a requirement to rig down casing running equipment prior to the cement job
- Enhanced efficiency in transition from casing running to cementing operations while keeping the wellbore dynamic and displacing through the top drive while connected to the Cement Head
Expro Excellence
- Expro’s Blackhawk® Gen X Wireless Cement Head with Skyhook® eliminated red zone exposure for personnel throughout the cement job
- Our Blackhawk® Gen X Cement Head allowed the client to circulate and condition the wellbore with righ pumps@ 12bpm prior to the cement job and displaced cement at 13bpm through the top drive
- Our technology allowed for a seamless rig up operation with our Blackhawk® Gen X handled as final casing joint
Value to Client
- The operation proved that the operator was able to achieve their primary cement job while keeping personnel out of the red zone and eliminating all man-riding operations; safeguarding the rig personnel against increased risk during the entire course of the operations
- Increased circulation and displacement rates through the top drive were achieved, creating better mud removal and saving valuable rig time
- The customer was able to quantifiably prove that fully automated cement heads allowed for reduced wellbore fluids static time and that circulation could begin immediately after casing is on depth
- The hanger was able to be landed out immediately upon completion of the cement job, without the requirement to first remove a conventional cement head, as the assembly was connected to the top drive allowing for manipulation of the casing string
Contact
For further information, please contact wellconstruction@expro.com.
