Published on 12 January 2016
118 ft – 36 m Expandable Steel Patch over 100 ft – 30 m casing perforations Democratic Republic of Congo
Context
The customer, one of the largest independent oil companies, expected to sealoff 30.30 m of excess water flowing perforations in an oil producer well, located in a remote area in Central Africa.
Solution
- A 5-1/2 in. Reinforced Patch (4 mm steel thickness) was proposed by Saltel Industries.
- Due to the non-standard length, 8 pieces were shipped, then welded on location.
- The patch was slid into a 5-1/2 in. casing to avoid bending during lifting operations.
- The assembly was lifted up with 2 cranes in addition to a Zoom Boom Telehandler.
- The assembly was then run into a 127 ft-39 m rathole close to the well.
- Then, the running tools and the patch were picked up and run in hole.
