Completion

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April 04, 2023
First oil from the well is expected in early April. Commissioning and start-up of the new gas lift compressor will follow the first oil activities on the FPSO.
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March 25, 2023
BiSN partnered with Aker BP to deploy Wel-lok technology to create safe and cost-efficient Wel-lok plugs. Not only did this provide a permanent plug and abandonment solution, it allowed for new wells to be drilled and operated safely for the next 30 years.
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February 23, 2023
The agreement includes three Remotely Operated Controls Systems (ROCS) and two wireless electric subsea control and intervention systems (eSCILS), as well as technical service personnel to support operations.
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December 09, 2022
VAALCO Energy, Inc. provided an operational update including clean-up information on the North Tchibala 2H-ST well and more on Dec. 9.
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November 08, 2022
Senior executives from the most active majors and independents in the Gulf of Mexico will convene to discuss regional operations and outlook at next week's Deepwater Executive Summit in Houston.
Webcast

Advanced Support for Well Optimization

December 02, 2021
Vallourec
Across all applications, from conventional and unconventional fields to deep-water, HPHT wells and special applications, Vallourec provides you with competitive and innovative solutions to help you select the products and services best suited for your projects. As oil & gas projects become even more challenging, new solutions are needed to enable critical projects or to address Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) challenges. Vallourec is able to support you on decision making by using advanced techniques, such as casing wear assessment during well design as well as simulation of in-situ well environment based on thermodynamic calculation and advanced corrosion testing to simulate real operational conditions. During this webcast, concrete examples will be presented by our experts that demonstrate Vallourec’s expertise in well design and material selection.
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November 21, 2019
The increased capability of the XSTMZ system helps increase production and total recovery by driving down abandonment pressure and can save rig time by isolating and treating several intervals with a single trip.
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October 29, 2019
The facility addresses full-service safety and environmental solutions for the oil and gas industry and equipment installed in potentially explosive atmospheres with an expanded footprint marking UL's 99-year presence in Canada.
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October 21, 2019
Weatherford announced a milestone of 113 consecutive cased hole whipstock jobs completed in a single trip in California. The installation success began with the first run in February 2018 and reached number 113 in October 2019.
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October 09, 2019
Halliburton has been awarded an international license for ExxonMobil’s patented Non-Aqueous Fluid Gravel Packing (NAFPac) technique for gravel pack completions.
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October 02, 2019
Vapr’s open architecture design allows engineering teams to plan and complete multi-stage plug and perf operations more safely, precisely, and cost-effectively.
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October 01, 2019
Roan Resources agreed to be acquired by CItizen Energy for $1.0 billion in cash, including funded net debt of $780 million. Following a management change, Roan will reduce drilling and development activity, and suspend all well completion activities.
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September 24, 2019
ADNOC plans to grow its conventional drilling activity by 40% by 2025 and substantially ramp up the number of its unconventional wells, as it targets an increase in oil production capacity to 4 MMbpd by the end of 2020 and 5 MMbpd by 2030.
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February 21, 2018
Abrado announced today that it has completed the first well in a multi-well P&A campaign for an independent GOM operator, using its proprietary Medusa expandable casing section-milling technology.
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February 08, 2018
Weatherford International plc today announced the successful execution of a shallow-angle casing exit in Sakhalin Island, Russia, using the AccuView real-time remote support system.
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February 05, 2018
Otto Energy Limited has advised that the Ensco 68 drilling rig has been repositioned over the SM 71 F1 well and operations to complete the F1 as a producing well in the D5 Sand have begun. This marks the end of drilling operations which began in early December 2017.
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January 02, 2018
Otto Energy Limited has advised that the OCS G-34266 #F-2 well (SM 71 F2), operated on behalf of the joint venture by Byron Energy Ltd. within the South Marsh Island 71 (SM 71) lease in the Gulf Of Mexico shelf, will be completed for near term production in the B65 sand.
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January 03, 2017
geoLOGIC systems, a portfolio company of BV Investment Partners, has announced that it has purchased Canadian Discovery Ltd.’s (CDL) Well Completions & Frac Database and related products, including its Direct Data Access add-on module and the Drilling Database.
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