More than 250 connectors have been deployed to date, in wells with MD ranging from 18,000 to 28,000 ft [5,486 to 8,534 m], including multilateral wells where intelligent completions provide junction control. In >30 wells, the upper completion has been retrieved and the ESP replaced—sometimes more than once—without removing the lower completion. Operators are
- saving significant rig time and equipment and other costs and reducing risk
- avoiding the formation damage caused by workover operations
- reducing deferred production.
The stinger can be reliably disconnected from and reconnected to the receptacle multiple times. Read SPE 182846 and SPE 149057 for more details.