Hunting enhances its line of circulation shaped charges for well plug and abandon operations
Published by Isabelle Keltie,
Editorial Assistant
Oilfield Technology,
Titan Division of Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, has introduced a new line of circulating shaped charges designed to improve cement placement during well plug and abandon (P&A) operations.
Building on the perforating technology of the company’s first generation of KnockOut circulation (puncher) shaped charges, the KnockOut 360° circulating shaped charge eliminates the earlier version’s requirement for a zero phased gun configuration which could limit the area open to flow and coverage required for a reliable cement plug.
The system can be run in a phased gun configuration to perforate 360 degrees of the inner tubing, leaving the outer casing with minimal controlled damage regardless of primary to secondary casing orientation. This makes it the ideal circulating shaped charge line for P&A applications.
It also provides consistent entry holes in the inner tubing to maximise open flow area, and perfect cement distribution for plugging the well. The system is currently available in 2 in. and 5-1/8 in. O.D.’s. A 7 in. version is in development for release later this year.
Hunting’s perforating technology is accessible through Hunting’s network of distribution centers strategically located in all the world’s oil-producing regions.
Read the latest issue of Oilfield Technology in full for free: Spring 2022
Oilfield Technology’s first issue of 2022 begins with analysis from Wood Mackenzie on the disconnect between surging oil prices and US oil production growth and investment. The rest of the issue is dedicated to features covering sand removal technology, dissolvable frac plug technology, digitalisation of offshore operations, annular intervention, oilfield chemicals, subsea compression systems and smart instrument measurement.
Exclusive contributions come from TETRA Technologies, NOV, Archer, Expro, Locus Bio-Energy Solutions, AES Drilling Fluids, MAN Energy Solutions and Winters Instruments.
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/product-news/07062022/hunting-enhances-its-line-of-circulation-shaped-charges-for-well-plug-and-abandon-operations/
You might also like
Rhino Resources and Halliburton to sign contract for integrated deep-water services offshore Namibia
Halliburton Company has announced it has been awarded a deep water integrated multi-well construction contract by Rhino Resources, a private company engaged in both onshore and offshore energy exploration in Africa.