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Restore production and completion integrity in unconsolidated formations

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Eliminate plugging and repair damaged screens and casing

Sand management efforts are most effective when engineered and deployed early in the life of the well, but early water breakthrough or high drawdown in a mature well can lead to unexpected sand and fines that hinder production and damage lifting equipment. In addition, even the most robust, well-engineered sand control technologies require remediation after many years of corrosion, erosion, or plugging damage.

Choose technologies to suit your well economics 

From conventional straddle packers that shut off a damaged screen to state-of-the-art chemical systems that stabilize sands with little permeability impairment, we have a full range of technologies to help you restore production and completion integrity and prevent further damage. 

WellWatcher Flux multizonal reservoir monitoring system
Sand Screen Cleanout
Fluids are pumped to wash or dissolve sand, fines, and scale from a plugged sand screen or gravel pack. These operations may use a high-energy jetting tool on coiled tubing to ensure deep penetration.
Chemical Sand Treatment
Artificial tackifying chemicals (agglomerants) or binders (conglomerants) are injected to stabilize formation material while maintaining sufficient permeability to enable production.
Through-Tubing Gravel Pack
A filter is created across the perforated intervals to retain formation sand and prevent jetting damage to the completion (including new through-tubing screens or casing patch).
Through-Tubing Screen or Patch
A new sand screen or casing patch is deployed into the well through the existing tubing or damaged screens and hung across or above the perforated interval.

Clean Out Plugged Wells and Screens

Restore production after sand, fines, scale, and other solids plug the completion or wellbore. 

Jet Blaster

Engineered high-pressure jetting service

Perform wellbore cleanouts including sand lift, tubing-scale removal, sand screen cleaning, and near-wellborn skin removal.

CoilFLATE

CT through-tubing inflatable packer

Isolate zones in chemically harsh and high-temperature environments.

ACTive Family

Real-time downhole coiled tubing services

Improve intervention effectiveness with real-time downhole measurements.

Repair Damaged Sand Screens

Remediate or replace eroded, corroded, and damaged sand screens—without pulling the whole completion. 

Saltel Expandable Steel Patches

Repair and remediation solutions

Repair a zone of damaged tubing or casing, shut off unwanted perforations, or seal a leaking sliding sleeve.

Service Packers

Fullbore, compression-set service packers

Isolate the annulus for squeeze cementing, stimulation, or testing in wells up to 10,000 psi.

Sand Consolidation Fluids

Consolidation products

Prevent screen and completion damage.

Stop Unwanted Water and Gas Production

Shut off perforations or zones after water or gas breakthrough to restore deeper hydrocarbon production.

Service Packers

Fullbore, compression-set service packers

Isolate the annulus for squeeze cementing, stimulation, or testing in wells up to 10,000 psi.

Inflow and Injection Control Devices (ICDs)

Balanced flow across the entire completion interval

Improve hydrocarbon recovery and sweep efficiency by balancing flow across intervals with permeability variations.

Saltel Expandable Steel Patches

Repair and remediation solutions

Repair a zone of damaged tubing or casing, shut off unwanted perforations, or seal a leaking sliding sleeve.

AllSeal

Water and gas conformance service

Manage or shut off water and gas production with application-specific permeability modifiers, chemical blocks, or cements.

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