Objectives • GBRS Algeria experienced, through their incumbent slickline services company, a number of miss-run plugs and incorrectly set gas lift valves • 33 runs had been undertaken by the incumbent to plug the well and change out various dummy injection valves from the side pocket mandrels • After many failures, Expro were called for advice and to find a solution for the challenge Expro Excellence • Expro undertook an audit, reviewed previous slickline reports, and quickly established: – Incorrect tools had been previously run in the well – A dummy valve had been damaged in one of the gas lift pockets - previous operations had been to trying pass by this to gain access to the plug below – Pressure was rising in the tubing and the annulus • Despite the challenges associated with the well, Expro proposed and undertook to deliver a solution • Expro personnel prepared one of the client’s gas lift mandrels in the Expro workshop to show a setting and retrieval of the dummy valve with the correct tools • Innovative approach: various Expro slickline tools were modified to aid the retrieval • Full step-by-step support was given to the client as well as supporting them by explaining the correct running and pulling procedures which should be used Value to client • Expro provided a solution that the incumbent service provider could not • The well was successfully returned to a usable condition after retrieval of the deformed dummy valve • Without Expro’s expertise, the well would have been shut in and a costly work-over performed Contact For further information, please contact: Hatem Sbeta Product Line Manager, MENA Well Intervention hate[email protected] www.exprogroup.com/wellintervention Well Intervention / Expro Excellence Expro’s Well Intervention team provides solution to a new client, saving rig time and a costly work-over Well Intervention Expro is proud of the strong reputation that we have built in Hassi Messaoud as a leading well intervention services provider. We have a proven track record and the team is renowned as a first-choice solutions provider when our clients have challenging situations. Dave Bowman Vice President, Well Intervention, Expro ’’ Expro Excellence exprogroup.com Deformed dummy valve which Expro recovered

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Page 1: Expro Excellence Well Intervention… · Hassi Messaoud as a leading well intervention services provider. We have a proven track record and the team is renowned as a first-choice

Objectives

• GBRS Algeria experienced, through theirincumbent slickline services company, anumber of miss-run plugs and incorrectlyset gas lift valves

• 33 runs had been undertaken by theincumbent to plug the well and changeout various dummy injection valves fromthe side pocket mandrels

• After many failures, Expro were called foradvice and to find a solution for thechallenge

Expro Excellence

• Expro undertook an audit, reviewedprevious slickline reports, and quicklyestablished:

– Incorrect tools had been previouslyrun in the well

– A dummy valve had beendamaged in one of the gas liftpockets - previous operations hadbeen to trying pass by this to gainaccess to the plug below

– Pressure was rising in the tubingand the annulus

• Despite the challenges associated withthe well, Expro proposed and undertookto deliver a solution

• Expro personnel prepared one of theclient’s gas lift mandrels in the Exproworkshop to show a setting and retrievalof the dummy valve with the correct tools

• Innovative approach: various Exproslickline tools were modified to aid theretrieval

• Full step-by-step support was given tothe client as well as supporting them byexplaining the correct running and pullingprocedures which should be used

Value to client• Expro provided a solution that the

incumbent service provider could not

• The well was successfully returned to ausable condition after retrieval of thedeformed dummy valve

• Without Expro’s expertise, the well wouldhave been shut in and a costly work-overperformed

ContactFor further information, pleasecontact:

Hatem SbetaProduct Line Manager, MENA Well Intervention

[email protected]

www.exprogroup.com/wellintervention

Well Intervention

/ Expro Excellence

Expro’s Well Intervention team providessolution to a new client, saving rig timeand a costly work-over

Well Intervention

Expro is proud of thestrong reputationthat we have built inHassi Messaoud asa leading wellintervention servicesprovider. We have aproven track recordand the team isrenowned as afirst-choice solutionsprovider when ourclients havechallengingsituations.Dave BowmanVice President, Well Intervention, Expro ’’

Expro E x c e l l e n c e exprogroup.com

Deformed dummy valve which Exprorecovered

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