Case Study

SeaCure QuikCure deliver clinical casing - Cementing Tech

In Brief

SeaCure® and QuikCure® deliver clinical surface casing cementing for deepwater Gulf of Mexico operator

Customer Challenges

  • On their most recent subsea well, PCCMO used a 17 ½” x 19 ½” UR BHA to drill & clean out the 22” conventional shoetrack, taking seven hours

Expro Excellence

  • Clinical SeaCure® N2 foamed cement job delivery enabled a rapid 17 ½” drill out in 20 minutes with no cement sheath concerns

Value to Client

  • Rapid 17 ½” drill out in 20 minutes
  • Hard, good quality cement confirmed through retrieval of a CoreCure® sample from the 22” shoe
  • Downhole temperature logger data revealed QuikCure® heat sweep starting with 75°C (167°F) at surface was delivered to the shoe at 37°C (99°F), equivalent to -4 hours WOC to develop 100psi for tail slurry or -16 hours WOC reduction to develop 500psi for lead slurry near mudline

Contact

For further information, please contact wellconstruction@expro.com.