Peak launches the SIMULTRA retrievable bridge plug

Peak Well Systems (Peak), a leading specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for well intervention, announced the launch of the SIMULTRA Retrievable Bridge Plug suitable for gas wells and other extremely challenging applications. The new SIMULTRA range incorporates MetaPlex technology, a unique hybrid metal-elastomer seal that delivers both exceptional performance and improved recovery reliability.

SIMULTRA is part of Peak’s new generation of flow control products – a range of ISO-14310 V0 certified downhole sealing systems proven to meet the extremes of high performance, high pressure, high temperature and gas wells.

Without having to rely purely on elastomer elements, SIMULTRA Retrievable Bridge Plugs have the smallest running diameter in their class, offer a larger internal flow path, provide the highest available seal integrity, and retract to smaller than their original diameter, thereby ensuring reliable deployment and recovery every time.

Set and retrieved using Peak’s modular, non-explosive PowerTool, deployment is possible in vertical and horizontal wells using all conventional conveyance methods providing unrivalled operational flexibility and confidence.

Peak successfully completed V0 gas tests at 135°C and 7.5 kpsi on its 4-1/2 in. SIMULTRA plug in August. Tests were undertaken at Peak’s new state-of-the-art gas pressure testing facility located in Aberdeen and were witnessed and validated by third-party certifying authority, Det Norske Veritas.

Further testing in October has now extended that range to 175°C and provided the option of a fully NACE seal solution for sour or high chloride situations. SIMULTRA Retrievable Bridge Plugs are currently available for industry standard tubulars in 4-1/2 in. and 5-1/2 in. casing sizes with a 7 in. option expected to complete testing in Q1 2016.

Nigel Avern, Chief Executive Officer at Peak Well Systems, said: “Peak is committed to developing new products that will increase the operating window and improve both the life and the productivity of our customers’ wells as they face ever more challenging high pressure/high temperature conditions and increased gas production that limit the capabilities of existing technologies.”

Peak will be showcasing the SIMULTRA plug and MetaPlex seal technology at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi (9-12 November 2015) and the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association’s European Well Intervention Conference in Aberdeen (11-12 November 2015).

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